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Taxon:
Cuphea carthagenensis
(Jacq.) J. F. Macbr.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Cuphea
Family:
Lythraceae
Nomen number:
12631
Place of publication:
Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8:124. 1930
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
Basionym
Lythrum carthagenense
Jacq.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cuphea balsamona
Cham. & Schltdl.
No images
Reference(s)
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong.
2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
American Herbal Products Association.
1992. Herbs of commerce
Boggan, J. et al.
1992. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi.
1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Davidse, G. et al., eds.
1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Duré, R. & J. Molero.
2000. Notas nomenclaturales, taxonómicas y corológicas sobre el género
Cuphea
(Lythraceae) en el Paraguay. Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 25:228.
Note:
lists as "
carthagenense
"
El Bassam, N.
1998. Energy plant species. 138-139.
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord.
Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
URL:
http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/
Funk, V. et al.
2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584.
George, A. S., ed.
1980-. Flora of Australia.
Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten.
1979-1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States, 2 vol.
Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds.
1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
URL:
http://www.ecologia.edu.mx/publicaciones/flover.htm
Hokche, O. et al.
2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.hear.org/pier/index.html
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion.
2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
URL:
http://www2.darwin.edu.ar/Proyectos/FloraArgentina/FA.asp
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds.
1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Jørgensen, P. M., ed.
Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.tropicos.org/projectwebportal.aspx?pagename=Home&projectid=13
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Reitz, R., ed.
1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds.
1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
URL:
http://www.ecologia.edu.mx/publicaciones/FLOBA.htm
Smith, A. C.
1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Wagner, W. L. et al.
1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
Weakley, A. S.
2011. Flora of the southern and middle Atlantic states.
URL:
http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds.
1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen.
Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/
Common names
English
Colombian waxweed –
Reference(s)
Columbian cuphea –
Reference(s)
tarweed –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
sete-sangrias –
Reference(s)
Spanish
escobilla –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Chiapas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Tabasco
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Barbados
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Lucia
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
Bolivar
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
Merida
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Paraguay
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Uruguay
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
El Beni
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
New South Wales
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Queensland
4
Naturalized
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
s.e.
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Alabama
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Georgia
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Louisiana
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Mississippi
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
North Carolina
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
South Carolina
4
Naturalized
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
Hawaii
4
Naturalized
Pacific
South-Central Pacific
French Polynesia
Society Islands
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Fiji
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
New Caledonia
Native
Northern America
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Chiapas, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Barbados
,
Dominica
,
Guadeloupe
,
St. Lucia
,
Martinique
,
United States
[Puerto Rico]
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
[Bolivar, Merida]
BRAZIL:
Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
[El Beni],
Colombia
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
,
Paraguay
,
Uruguay
Naturalized
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
[New South Wales, Queensland]
Northern America
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Texas (s.e.)]
Pacific
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States
[Hawaii]
SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
French Polynesia
[Society Islands]
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Fiji
,
New Caledonia
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Fuels
potential as petroleum substitute/alcohol
fide N. El Bassam 1998
El Bassam, N.
1998. Energy plant species. 138-139.
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Name
References