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Cuphea ignea A. DC.
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Origin: Exotic
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
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United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
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Rounded Global Status Rank: G5 - Secure
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Cuphea ignea (cigar plant, cigar flower,[1] firecracker plant, or Mexican cigar) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cuphea of the family Lythraceae. It is a tropical, densely branched evergreen subshrub.[2] This species, native to Mexico and the West Indies, produces small, tubular, bright red to orange flowers. Each flower is tipped with a thin, white rim and two small purple-black petals. The flower is said to resemble a lit cigar, hence the name. The leaves are small, elliptical and of a bright green colour. It grows to about 60 cm (24 in).[3] The name ignea comes from the Latin for "fire".[4]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Cuphea ignea". Itis.gov. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "Cuphea ignea". Floridata. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "Cuphea ignea {Lythraceae} Cigar Flower, Cigarette Plant". Titanarum.uconn.edu. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "Cuphea ignea". Mobot.org. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "Cuphea ignea". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe. Ghent (Gand) 5: t. 500c. 1849
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Data from 07-Oct-06].
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