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Cuphea heterophylla
As recorded: Parsonsia heterophylla (Benth.) Standl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Lythraceae
- Collected by
- Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W.Elizabeth D. Brown Jr. →Hessler Brown →
- Collector number
- 81
- Date
- December 18, 1920
- Region
- New Zealand
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 18, 1920, Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Cuphea heterophylla observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-01.

2026-08-01
Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
(c) Pablo Vinuesa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01
Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
(c) Pablo Vinuesa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01
Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
(c) Pablo Vinuesa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01
Corredor Biológico Chichinautzin, Tlayacapan, Mor., MX
(c) Eloy Araujo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-30
Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
(c) Pablo Vinuesa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-11
Temascaltepec de González, Edo. Méx., MX
(c) Hugo Basurto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cuphea heterophylla. BISH 130792. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956664225. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/130792.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956664225 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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