Cuphea micropetala Kunth

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Photo: Mark Hyde
Cork Road, Harare

Synonyms:	Parsonsia micropetala (Kunth.) Standl.
Common names:	Candy corn plant (English) Tall cigar plant (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Cultivated and rarely naturalised
Description:	Erect shrub 30 - 60 cm tall. Leaves: petiole short; lamina 5-12.5 cm long, lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, acute. Flowers extra-axillary in a long terminal leafy raceme; calyx-tube broad and hairy, yellowish with scarlet at the base, constricted towards the apex and oblique. Petals 6, minute, shorter than the 12 broad calyx-teeth. Stamens exserted.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	micropetala: with small petals (the apparent corolla is the calyx)
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Worldwide distribution:	Mexico; naturalised in other parts of the world
Zimbabwe distribution:	C
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:

Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Cuphea micropetala

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cuphea micropetala
African Plant Database: Cuphea micropetala
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cuphea micropetala
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cuphea micropetala
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cuphea micropetala
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iNaturalist: Cuphea micropetala
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cuphea micropetala
JSTOR Plant Science: Cuphea micropetala
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cuphea micropetala
Plants of the World Online: Cuphea micropetala
Tropicos: Cuphea micropetala
Wikipedia: Cuphea micropetala