Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Myrtales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Cuphea carthagenensis
FAMILY
Lythraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cuphea carthagenensis
FAMILY
Lythraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISSPELLED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 135-06-002:
Cuphea carthagensis
FAMILY
Lythraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Parsonsia balsamona
COMMON NAME:
Colombian Waxweed
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_cuphea_carthagenens_b
July
Leaves opposite (none whorled); petioles to 8 mm long, often very short, per Weakley's Flora.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_cuphea_carthagenens_c
July
Floral tube green, glabrous inside; stamens much shorter than floral tube, per Weakley's Flora.