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Taxon:  Cuphea llavea Lex.



Summary
Genus:
Cuphea
Family:
Lythraceae
Nomen number:
311207
Place of publication:
P. de La Llave & J. M. de Lexarza, Nov. veg. descr. 1:20. 1824
Verified:
05/12/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Cuphea llavea Lex. var. llavea

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cuphea blepharophylla (S. F. Blake) L. Riley
Cuphea llavea Lex. var. miniata (Brongn.) Koehne
Cuphea miniata Brongn.
Parsonsia blepharophylla S. F. Blake
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:94-99.
  3. Graham, S. A. 2011. Review of Lythraceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 26 Mar.
  4. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  5. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  6. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  7. Llamas, K. A. 2003. Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation
  8. Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
  9. Standley, P. C. 1920. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23:1-1721. Note: = Parsonsia llavea (Lex.) Standl.
Common names
English
bat-faced cuphea –
tiny-mice –
Portuguese (Brazil)
cúfea –
Spanish
flamenco –
Swedish
kolibriblomster –
litet kolibriblomster –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoBaja California Sur 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoChihuahua 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonora 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoZacatecas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit 
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa, Sonora, Zacatecas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Colima, Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=311207. Accessed 13 May 2025.