Cuphea hyssopifolia Kunth

 
  • Family : LYTHRACEAE
    (Loose-Strife Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : MEHNDI FAMILY (मेंहंदी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Lythraceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cuphea hyssopifolia
  • Common name : Mexican False Heather
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Habitat : Garden plant
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated
  • Flower, Fruit : May-September
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Satara district
  • Native : Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá
  • World Distribution : Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cuphea hyssopifolia. Downloaded on 9 December 2024.

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