Cuphea

Accepted species 250 Documented here 47 Family Lythraceae

Accepted species 250 in this genus

Every accepted species in the genus is listed. A name links to its page when we hold at least three commercially licensed photographs of it. Where we do not, the row shows how many we actually found, which is usually none.

SpeciesAuthority Usable photographsPage
Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacq.) J.F.Macbr. 493 documented
Cuphea aequipetala Cav. 137 documented
Cuphea hyssopifolia Kunth 124 documented
Cuphea viscosissima Jacq. 107 documented
Cuphea glutinosa Cham. & Schltdl. 82 documented
Cuphea hookeriana Walp. 73 documented
Cuphea dipetala (L.f.) Koehne 54 documented
Cuphea racemosa (L.f.) Spreng. 50 documented
Cuphea wrightii A.Gray 47 documented
Cuphea fruticosa Spreng. 46 documented
Cuphea strigulosa Kunth 42 documented
Cuphea ignea A.DC. 34 documented
Cuphea appendiculata Benth. 33 documented
Cuphea cordata Ruiz & Pav. 32 documented
Cuphea nitidula Kunth 28 documented
Cuphea intermedia Hemsl. 25 documented
Cuphea ciliata Ruiz & Pav. 21 documented
Cuphea leptopoda Hemsl. 19 documented
Cuphea procumbens Ortega 16 documented
Cuphea gaumeri Koehne 12 documented
Cuphea llavea Lex. 12 documented
Cuphea tolucana Peyr. 11 documented
Cuphea avigera B.L.Rob. & Seaton 10 documented
Cuphea jorullensis Kunth 9 documented
Cuphea bustamanta Lex. 8 documented
Cuphea koehneana Rose 7 documented
Cuphea lindmaniana Koehne ex Bacig. 7 documented
Cuphea antisyphilitica Kunth 6 documented
Cuphea aspera Chapm. 6 documented
Cuphea calophylla Cham. & Schltdl. 6 documented
Cuphea campestris Mart. ex Koehne 6 documented
Cuphea lanceolata W.T.Aiton 6 documented
Cuphea melvilla Lindl. 6 documented
Cuphea nudicostata Hemsl. 6 documented
Cuphea schumannii Koehne 6 documented
Cuphea calcarata Benth. 5 documented
Cuphea epilobiifolia Koehne 5 documented
Cuphea gardneri Koehne 5 documented
Cuphea lutea Rose ex Koehne 5 documented
Cuphea lysimachioides Cham. & Schltdl. 5 documented
Cuphea tuberosa Cham. & Schltdl. 5 documented
Cuphea blackii Lourteig 4 documented
Cuphea circaeoides Sm. ex Sims 4 documented
Cuphea heterophylla Benth. 4 documented
Cuphea paucipetala S.A.Graham 4 documented
Cuphea calaminthifolia Schltdl. 3 documented
Cuphea myrtifolia Bacig. 3 documented
Cuphea empetrifolia Rose 2 below the evidence gate
Cuphea inaequalifolia Koehne 2 below the evidence gate
Cuphea ingrata Cham. & Schltdl. 2 below the evidence gate
Cuphea linarioides Cham. & Schltdl. 2 below the evidence gate
Cuphea spermacoce A.St.-Hil. 2 below the evidence gate
Cuphea thymoides Cham. & Schltdl. 2 below the evidence gate
Cuphea vesiculigera R.C.Foster 2 below the evidence gate
Cuphea lobophora Koehne 1 below the evidence gate
Cuphea micropetala Kunth 1 below the evidence gate
Cuphea salvadorensis (Standl.) Standl. 1 below the evidence gate
Cuphea subuligera Koehne 1 below the evidence gate
Cuphea utriculosa Koehne 1 below the evidence gate
Cuphea acicularis Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea acinifolia A.St.-Hil. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea acinos A.St.-Hil. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea adenophylla T.B.Cavalc. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea affinitatum Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea alaniana S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea alatosperma T.B.Cavalc. & S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea anagalloidea A.St.-Hil. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea anamariae T.B.Cavalc. & S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea angustifolia Jacq. ex Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea anisoclada Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea annulata Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea aperta Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea aquilana S.A.Graham & T.B.Cavalc. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea arenarioides A.St.-Hil. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea aristata Hemsl. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea armata S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea bahiensis (Lourteig) S.A.Graham & T.B.Cavalc. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea baillonis Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea bolivarensis Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea bombonasae Sprague 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea bonplandii Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea brachyantha Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea brachypoda T.B.Cavalc. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea bracteolosa Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea caesariata S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea campylocentra Griseb. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea carajasensis Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea cardonae Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea cataractarum Spruce ex Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea chiribiquetea Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea cipoensis T.B.Cavalc. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea concinna Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea confertiflora A.St.-Hil. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea congesta S.A.Graham & T.B.Cavalc. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea corisperma Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea crassiflora S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea crudyana Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea cuiabensis Mart. ex Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea cunninghamiifolia T.B.Cavalc. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea curiosa Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea cyanaea Moc. & Sessé ex DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea cylindracea S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea dactylophora Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea decandra W.T.Aiton 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea delicatula Brandegee 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea densiflora Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea denticulata Kunth 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea dibrachiata S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea diosmifolia A.St.-Hil. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea disperma Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea distichophylla Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea dryadica Facco & T.B.Cavalc. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea dusenii Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea egleri Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea elliptica Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea ericoides Cham. & Schltdl. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea exilis T.B.Cavalc. & S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea ferrisiae Bacig. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea ferruginea Pohl ex Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea filiformis T.B.Cavalc. & S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea flava Spreng. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea flavisetula Bacig. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea flavovirens S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea fluviatilis S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea froesii Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea fuchsiifolia A.St.-Hil. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea galeato-calcarata Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea glareosa T.B.Cavalc. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea glaziovii Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea glossostoma Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea gracilis Kunth 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea grandiflora Pohl ex Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea harleyi L.M.Brauner & T.B.Cavalc. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea hatschbachii Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea heteropetala Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea heydei Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea hirsutissima Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea hispidiflora Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea humifusa S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea hybogyna Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea hyssopoides A.St.-Hil. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea iguazuensis Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea impatientifolia A.St.-Hil. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea inflata S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea insolita Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea karwinskii Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea killipii Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea kubeorum Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea laeviuscula Bacig. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea laminuligera Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea laricoides Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea linifolia Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea lobelioides Griseb. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea loefgrenii Bacig. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea lophostoma Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea lucens T.B.Cavalc. & S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea luteola S.A.Graham & T.B.Cavalc. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea lutescens Pohl ex Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea maigualidensis Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea megalophylla S.F.Blake 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea melanium (L.) Cramer 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea mexiae Bacig. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea michoacana R.C.Foster 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea micrantha Kunth 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea mimuloides Schltdl. & Cham. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea nivea S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea odonellii Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea ornithoides R.C.Foster 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea ownbeyi S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea painteri Rose ex Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea palustris Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea paradoxa Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea paralarix (Lourteig) T.B.Cavalc. & S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea paranensis Bacig. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea parsonsia (L.) R.Br. ex Steud. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea pascuorum Mart. ex Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea persistens Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea pertenuis R.C.Foster 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea philombria Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea pinetorum Benth. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea pleiantha Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea pohlii Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea polymorpha A.St.-Hil. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea potamophila T.B.Cavalc. & S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea pseudericoides Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea pseudosilene Griseb. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea pseudovaccinium A.St.-Hil. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea pterosperma Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea pulchra Moric. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea punctulata Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea purpurascens Bacig. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea pustulata Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea quaternata Bacig. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea radiaticaulis Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea ramosissima Pohl ex Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea rasilis S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea reitzii Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea repens Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea reticulata Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea retrorsicapilla Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea retroscabra S.Watson 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea rhodocalyx Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea rigidula Benth. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea rionegrensis Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea riparia Ekman & O.C.Schmidt 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea roseana Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea rubescens Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea rubrovirens T.B.Cavalc. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea rupestris T.B.Cavalc. & S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea rusbyi Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea sabulosa S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea salicifolia Schltdl. & Cham. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea saxatilis S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea scaberrima Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea schwackei Koehne ex Schwacke 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea sclerophylla Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea scolnikiae Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea secundiflora Moc. & Sessé ex DC. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea seleri Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea sessiliflora A.St.-Hil. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea setifera S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea setosa Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea sincorana T.B.Cavalc. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea sordida Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea spectabilis S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea sperguloides A.St.-Hil. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea splendida Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea spraguei Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea spruceana Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea stenopetala Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea stygialis Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea sucumbiensis Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea tarapotensis Sprague 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea teleandra Lourteig 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea tenuissima Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea tetrapetala Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea trichochila R.C.Foster 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea trisperma S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea trochilus S.A.Graham 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea urbaniana Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea urens Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea vargasii J.F.Macbr. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea varia Koehne ex Bacig. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea venosa Facco & T.B.Cavalc. 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea vesiculosa Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea viscosa Rose ex Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea warmingii Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea watsoniana Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea weddelliana Koehne 0 below the evidence gate
Cuphea xanthopetala S.A.Graham & T.B.Cavalc. 0 below the evidence gate

Why some species have no pagethe gate

This site is commercial, so it can only publish photographs licensed for commercial use. Roughly three quarters of the photographs on iNaturalist are CC BY-NC, which excludes them. A species needs at least three usable photographs before we will build it a page, because a page with one picture and no traits tells you nothing you could not get from a search result, and generating hundreds of thousands of those is precisely the practice that got the previous version of this site deleted.

So the species above without a link are not errors and they are not omissions. They are real, accepted plants that we cannot yet document to the standard we hold ourselves to, and the count in the photographs column is exactly how far short we fall.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. Accepted names, authorities, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. Photograph counts, restricted to CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA. Retrieved 2026-06-27.