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Cuphea carthagenensis in life
In life — Colombian waxweed, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) James (Jim) Duggan, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by James (Jim) Duggan
BISH 157255Botany

Cuphea carthagenensis

Colombian waxweed

As recorded: Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacq.) J.F.Macbr.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Lythraceae

Collected by
Takamatsu, M.
Collector number
481
Date
January 26, 1936
Locality
Mot/Mwat
Island
Kusaie
Region
Micronesia
Record type
Preserved specimen
111 Bishop specimens of Cuphea carthagenensis · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 26, 1936, Takamatsu, M. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Cuphea carthagenensis. BISH 157255. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956352281. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/157255.

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