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Taxon

Cuphea cyanea Moc. & Sessé ex DC.

Protologue Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 2(5): 417. 1882 [3 Feb 1882](approximate)BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Cuphea cyanea, s.n.--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 035.jpg

Cuphea cyanea, s.n.--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 035.jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Cuphea cyanea, s.n.--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 036.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cuphea cyanea, s.n.--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 039.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cuphea cyanea, s.n.--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 031.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cuphea cyanea, s.n.--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 034.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cuphea cyanea, s.n.--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 042.jpg

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Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (97).jpg

Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (97).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (101).jpg

Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (101).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (94).jpg

Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (94).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (93).jpg

Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (93).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (88).jpg

Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (88).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (99).jpg

Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (99).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (95).jpg

Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (95).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (89).jpg

Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (89).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (98).jpg

Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (98).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (100).jpg

Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (100).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (92).jpg

Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (92).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (91).jpg

Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (91).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (96).jpg

Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (96).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (90).jpg

Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (90).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (102).jpg

Cuphea, R. Martinez Camilo 1452--MX. Chiapas. Parque Ecot. Arcotete. 20 Sept 2010. 118 (102).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

August 9, 2007

Location

United States, California (San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum)

Location Remarks

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Collectors

No collectors specified

Martinez-Camilo, R 1452

September 20, 2010

Location

Mexico, Chiapas (Rayón)

17.209056, -92.966472

Location Remarks

Mirador La Selva Negra. Por Cta. Rincon Chamula (Cta 195), c. 2.2 km noroeste de Rincon Chamula. 1898 m elev.

Collectors

Ruben Martínez-Camilo, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Lythraceae

Genus

Cuphea

Specific Epithet

cyanea

Authorship

Moc. & Sessé ex DC.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 9.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.7

Global rank

#61,936 of 335,497

Top 19%

Extinction probability

9%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →