Lythraceae FAMILY

Cuphea laminuligera

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cuphea laminuligera is an erect, annual plant growing 20 - 60cm tall. The plant is sticky due to the presence of glandular hairs[ 1207 Title Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/118975#/summary Publisher Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Year 1993 - 2015 ISBN 968-36-3108-8 Description An excellent flora (in Spanish) of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán biosphere reserve in southeastern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet ]. 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.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeSouthern N. America - Mexico, south to Honduras and Nicaragua

HabitatDry scrubland, deciduous tropical forest and deciduous mixed temperate forest of Oak and Pine; at elevations from 1,020 - 2,900 metres[ 1207 Title Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/118975#/summary Publisher Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Year 1993 - 2015 ISBN 968-36-3108-8 Description An excellent flora (in Spanish) of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán biosphere reserve in southeastern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet ].