Taxon:  Cuphea wrightii A. Gray



Summary
Genus:
Cuphea
Family:
Lythraceae
Nomen number:
311261
Place of publication:
Pl. wright. 2:56.  1853 (Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5, Art. 6)
Verified:
01/16/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Cuphea wrightii A. Gray var. alba S. A. Graham (1 active accession[s])
Cuphea wrightii A. Gray var. wrightii (47 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)
Disseminule drawings\; A: Seed; B: embryo in situ; C: transection of seed

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas Note: mentions
  2. Graham, S. A. 1963. Systematic studies in the genus Cuphea (Lythraceae). Unpublished dissertation (University of Michigan) 193.
  3. Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
  4. Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2.
  5. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  6. Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
  7. Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
  8. Spellman, D. L. et al. 1975, 1981. A list of the monocotyledoneae/dicotyledonae of Belize. Rhodora v. 77 & 83.
  9. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  10. Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoChihuahua Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosí Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonora Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoZacatecas Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoCiudad de México Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuanajuato Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuerétaro Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTlaxcala Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizonas.Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona (s.)]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Durango, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Zacatecas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Ciudad de México, Colima, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Tlaxcala, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador

Reference(s)
  1. Graham, S. A. 1988. Revision of Cuphea section Heterodon (Lythraceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 20:143-152.
  2. Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2.
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=311261. Accessed 14 April 2026.