Cuphea ignea
| Cuphea ignea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Lythraceae |
| Genus: | Cuphea |
| Species: | C. ignea |
| Binomial name | |
| Cuphea ignea A. DC. | |
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
Cuphea ignea flowers resemble a tiny burning cigar, hence the common name "cigar plant"
- ↑ "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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