bat-faced Cuphea (Cuphea llavea)
Cuphea llavea is a bushy perennial, often grown as an annual, from Mexico. It produces unique bright red, tubular flowers with dark purple lobes, resembling a bats face.
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Synonyms
Cuphea barbigera Hook. & Arn.
Cuphea blepharophylla (S.F.Blake) L.Riley
Cuphea llaveana Hemsl.
Cuphea miniata Brongn. ex P.J.Jacq.
Cuphea neubertii Koehne
Endecaria coccinea Raf.
Parsonsia blepharophylla S.F.Blake
Parsonsia llavea (Lex.) Standl.
Parsonsia purpureocalycis M.E.Jones
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderMyrtales
- familyLythraceae
- genusCuphea
- speciesCuphea llavea