BISH 157257Botany

Cuphea carthagenensis

Colombian waxweed

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

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Lythraceae

Collected by: Smith, A.C.
Collector number: 7005
Date: April 14, 1953
Locality: Hills east of Wainimbuka River, in vicinity of Ndakuivuna
Island: Viti Levu
Region: Tailevu Province, Fiji
Elevation: 150 m
Identified by: Smith, A.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

111 Bishop specimens of Cuphea carthagenensis · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 14, 1953, Smith, A.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cuphea carthagenensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,563 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22

RPPN Cachoeiras do Cerradão - São Roque de Minas, MG, BR

(c) seiga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Pirassununga, SP, 13637, Brasil

(c) hemidactylus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

269台灣宜蘭縣冬山鄉八寶村

(c) 曾信儒, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

Brundidge, AL, USA

(c) Alvin Diamond, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

Rua João Salum - Carianos, Florianópolis - SC, 88047-668, Brasil

(c) João Miguel Vieira, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19

Rua Antônio José Thomaz da Costa, Florianópolis, SC, BR

(c) ┈✷◎்۫۫ Lara ✵ ┈❃۬◦۪۪̥, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cuphea carthagenensis. BISH 157257. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956455083. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/157257.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956455083 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026