Cuphea lanceolata W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 3: 150 (1811) (syn: Cuphea emarginata Piergrossi; Cuphea lanceolata f. rosea Regel ; Cuphea lanceolata var. silenoides (Nees) Regel ; Cuphea lanceolata f. silenoides (Nees) Regel ; Cuphea lanceolata f. typica RegelCuphea silenoides Nees ; Cuphea zimapani É.Morren);
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Mexico; Introduced into: Assam as per POWO;
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A small, erect, unbranched or shortly-branched, annual, tropical evergreen plant; plant 45–60 cm. (18–24 in) height. Whole plant is sticky to the touch due to the presence of reddish, glandular hairs covering the stem; branched stem with opposite, narrow, oblong, up to 7 cm long leaves; The flowers are tubular, dark-lilac or cherry-red, with six petals. The two upper petals are large and ear-shaped, while the others are quite small.
Mixed forests, stream banks, valleys, moist places
North East India
(Attributions: Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Kishor Deka for the Assam Biodiversity Portal project as per India Biodiversity Portal)
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Cuphea lanceolata ‘Purple Passion’ from San Francisco Botanical Garden-GS08022023-2: 3 very high res. images.
Cuphea lanceolata ‘Purple Passion’ photographed from San Francisco Botanical Garden, California, June 2, 2019


Maybe. I am not sure as per images at
Dreamstime
https://www.biolib.cz/en/image/id180539/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Cuphea_lanceolata
https://www.selectseeds.com/annuals/cuphea_purple_passion_seeds.aspx


 

 

 

 


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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  GBIF (High resolution specimens) India Biodiversity Portal   Wikipedia
Dreamstime
https://www.biolib.cz/en/image/id180539/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Cuphea_lanceolata
https://www.selectseeds.com/annuals/cuphea_purple_passion_seeds.aspx

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