Common name
English: Colombian waxweed
English: Colombian waxweed
Kingdom: Plantae (2586)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2483)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2101)
Order: Myrtales (76)
Family: Lythraceae (12)(family description)
Genus: Cuphea (2)
Epithet: carthagenensis (Jacq.) J.F. Macbr. (1)
Synonyms: Cuphea liebmannii Koehne, Parsonsia balsamona (Cham. & Schlecht.) Standl.
carthagenensis => from Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar Department, Colombia
liebmannii => in honor of Frederick Michael Liebmann (1813-1856), Danish botanist
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: purple, violet
Check for Cuphea carthagenensis at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNILiterature