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Cuphea Parsonsia
''Cuphea'' is a genus containing about 260 species of Annual plant, annual and perennial flowering plants native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species range from low-growing herbaceous plant, herbaceous plants to semi-woody shrubs up to tall. Commonly they are known as cupheas, or, in the case of some species, as cigar plants. The generic name is derived from the Greek language, Greek word κυφος (''kyphos''), meaning "bent," "curved," or "humped." Uses Several ''Cuphea'' species are popular ornamental plants or honey plants. ''Cuphea ignea, C. ignea'' 'David Verity' and ''Cuphea micropetalia, C. micropetalia'' are popular plants to attract hummingbirds. Some species of ''Cuphea'' are used to produce cuphea oil, of interest as sources of medium-chain triglycerides. For most purposes, cuphea oil is identical to coconut oil and palm oil; these are derived from strictly tropical plants however and – particularly in the latter case – t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuphea Nudicostata
''Cuphea'' is a genus containing about 260 species of annual and perennial flowering plants native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species range from low-growing herbaceous plants to semi-woody shrubs up to tall. Commonly they are known as cupheas, or, in the case of some species, as cigar plants. The generic name is derived from the Greek word κυφος (''kyphos''), meaning "bent," "curved," or "humped." Uses Several ''Cuphea'' species are popular ornamental plants or honey plants. '' C. ignea'' 'David Verity' and '' C. micropetalia'' are popular plants to attract hummingbirds. Some species of ''Cuphea'' are used to produce cuphea oil, of interest as sources of medium-chain triglycerides. For most purposes, cuphea oil is identical to coconut oil and palm oil; these are derived from strictly tropical plants however and – particularly in the latter case – the expanding production of which has caused a considerable amount of habitat dest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
