Cuphea carthagenensis

Classification	Dicots
Family	Lythraceae
Family (Traditional)	Lythraceae
Genus	Cuphea
Species:	Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacq.) J. F. Macbr.
Common Name	Colombian Waxweed
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: South America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Pink; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); G5? (Global Rank)

** Not applicable or data not available.

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Species Distribution Map

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