Lythraceae
Cuphea nitidula
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Genus
- Cuphea
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Synonyms
- Cuphea aequipetala Willd. ex Koehne
- Cuphea donkelaarii Koehne
- Cuphea nitidula var. donkelaarii Koehne
- Cuphea nitidula var. strigosa Koehne
- Cuphea virgata DC.
- Parsonsia nitidula (Kunth) Standl.
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Oscar Marín, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Oscar Marín, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: José Manuel Macotela Cruz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Oscar C. González Martínez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Juan Carlos Pérez Magaña, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Adrianh M. Orozco, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Oscar Marín, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Adrianh M. Orozco, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Adrianh M. Orozco, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Adrianh M. Orozco, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.