Cuphea carthagenensis
Colombian waxweed
As recorded: Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacq.) J.F.Macbr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Lythraceae
- Collected by
- Hernandez, T.
- Collector number
- LR 25393
- Date
- December 26, 1993
- Locality
- Along road out of Utwe toward the Sipyen waterfall
- Island
- Kosrae
- Region
- Micronesia
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 26, 1993, Hernandez, T. also collected 2 other specimens.
Cuphea carthagenensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1993. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,569 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Pimpama QLD, Australia
(c) Christian, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Bishop Bottom Rd, Fort Deposit, AL, US
(c) ro-13, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Isabela, Ecuador
(c) Matthew Syvenky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
RPPN Cachoeiras do Cerradão - São Roque de Minas, MG, BR
(c) seiga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
West Maui Forest Reserve, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Pirassununga, SP, 13637, Brasil
(c) hemidactylus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cuphea carthagenensis. BISH 660243. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956346807. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/660243.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956346807 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026