Cuphea procumbens

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Internal ID UUID6440148be0208723725116
Scientific name Cuphea procumbens
Authority Ortega
First published in Nov. Rar. Pl. Descr. Dec. : 17 (1797)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Cuphea bilimekii Koehne Pflanzenr. , IV, 216: 155 (1903)
Cuphea erecta Hoffmanns. Verz. Pfl.-Kult. 290. 1824
Cuphea lanceolata Baill. Hist. Pl. (Baillon) 6: 431. 1877 [Jan-Aug 1877]
Cuphea palustris Hemsl. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 1: 445 (1880)
Cuphea procumbens Cav. Icon. [Cavanilles] iv. 55. t. 380.
Cuphea purpurea var. lilacina Haage ex Herder Gartenflora 16: 204 1867
Parsonsia procumbens Small
Parsonsia procumbens (Ortega) A.Heller Cat. N. Amer. Pl. 5. 1898 [10 Mar 1898]
Parsonsia bilimekii (Koehne) Standl. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1020. 1924
Parsonsia dispersa M.E.Jones Contr. W. Bot. 18: 63. 1933 [23 Aug 1933]
Cuphea procumbens var. pallidiflora Fenzl Index Seminum (WU, Vindobonensis) 1849-1850(Adv. Bot.): 5 (1851)

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Language Common/alternative name
English creeping waxweed
Spanish hierba de la calavera
Spanish macachampa de milpa
Spanish nube azul
Spanish parsonsia bilimekii
Spanish parsonsia dispersa
Spanish cuphea bilimekii
Spanish parsonsia procumbens
Spanish cuphea purpurea var. lilacina
Chinese 平卧萼距花
Chinese 偃伏雪茄花

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Maintain seeds at a constant 10°C.
try 13-16°C in situ in late spring

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  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • East Himalaya
      • Nepal
    • Malesia
      • Jawa
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Northwest
      • Mexico Southwest
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Massachusetts
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Georgia
      • North Carolina

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000630312
USDA Plants CUPR
Tropicos 19200577
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:275444-2
The Plant List kew-2748328
Open Tree Of Life 78547
NCBI Taxonomy 312591
Nature Serve 2.145038
IPNI 275444-2
iNaturalist 161258
GBIF 3188682
EPPO CPHPR
EOL 583156
Elurikkus 373910
USDA GRIN 311240

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