Cuphea micropetala

Botanical Description

Cuphea micropetala is an erect, much-branched evergreen perennial plant with stems that become more or less woody and persist; it can grow 50 - 120cm tall and as much wide. Tiny glandular hairs on the flowers give them a sticky surface[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ]. The plant can be grown as a summer annual in warm temperate zones[ 1206 Title Advances in New Crops. Proceedings of the First National Symposium NEW CROPS: Research, Development, Economics Publication Author Jules Janick and J.E.Simon (eds.) Publisher Timber Press, Portland, Oregon Year 1990 ISBN 0-88192-166-1 Description This book is the proceedings of the First National Symposium on New Crops held October 23-26, 1988 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The contents include papers from invited speakers, papers derived from posters, and abstracts from poster presentations ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sometimes cultivated locally for medicinal use and is sold in local markets[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. This is one of several species in this genus that have been identified as potential commercial seedcrops, grown for their oil. Although a tropical plant, it is said to be suitable for cultivation in some temperate regions. The plant is also grown for summer bedding in the temperate zone[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]..