Taxon:  Cuphea lanceolata W. T. Aiton



Summary
Genus:
Cuphea
Family:
Lythraceae
Nomen number:
12634
Place of publication:
Hortus kew. ed. 2, 3:150.  1811
Comment:
the generic treatment and the species description in Hortus kewensis is not attributed to "Brown mss." so W. T. Aiton is the author of the name (see Shenzhen ICN Art. 46 Ex. 25)
Verified:
05/12/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
75 (69  active, 67  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)
Fruit

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1341.
  3. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
  4. Graham, S. A. 1963. Systematic studies in the genus Cuphea (Lythraceae). Unpublished dissertation (University of Michigan) 123.
  5. Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:84-88.
  6. Johnson, J. M.-F. et al. 2007. Biomass-bioenergy crops in the United States: A changing paradigm. Amer. J. Pl. Sci. Biotechnol. 1:8.
  7. Roath, W. W. et al. 1993. Collecting Cuphea in Brazil, Mexico and the United States. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 93:29-33.
  8. Roath, W. W. 1994. Variability in Cuphea viscosissima Jacq. collected in east-central United States. Industr. Crops Prod. 3:21-223.
  9. Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoCoahuila de Zaragoza Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:84-88.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo León Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:84-88.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosí Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:84-88.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:84-88.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoZacatecas Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:84-88.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoAguascalientes Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:84-88.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoCiudad de México Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:84-88.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuanajuato Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:84-88.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:84-88.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:84-88.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:84-88.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuerétaro Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:84-88.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:84-88.
2Cultivated    also cult.Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1341.
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Coahuila de Zaragoza, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Ciudad de México, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Querétaro, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1341.
  2. Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:84-88.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:84-88.
Environmentalornamental Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1341.
Fuelspetroleum substitute/alcoholpotentialJohnson, J. M.-F. et al. 2007. Biomass-bioenergy crops in the United States: A changing paradigm. Amer. J. Pl. Sci. Biotechnol. 1:8.
Human foodoil/fatpotentialRoath, W. W. 1994. Variability in Cuphea viscosissima Jacq. collected in east-central United States. Industr. Crops Prod. 3:21-223.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=12634. Accessed 14 April 2026.