Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacq.) J.F. Macbr.

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 IPNI

• [237] Cuphea carthagenensis - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

• [13] Sauerborn E., Sauerborn J. (1985): Wichtige Unkrautarten der Tropen und Subtropen. Verlag Josef Margraf, Weikersheim, Germany.