Plant Details

Accepted name:: Cuphea racemosa (L.f.) Spreng. [Lythraceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 4

Cuphea racemosa subsp. longiflora (Koehne) Duré & Molero

Cuphea racemosa subsp. racemosa

Cuphea racemosa var. ramosior (Koehne) Duré & Molero

Cuphea racemosa var. palustris Lourteig

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
hierba del toro	Other	Med. Pl. in Loja & Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (Tene et al., 2007)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Leaf		Med. Pl. in Loja & Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (Tene et al., 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 3 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Cuphea spicata f. racemosa (L.f.) Koehne in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 13(2): 244 (1877).
Lythrum racemosum L.f. Suppl. Pl.: 250 (1782).
Parsonsia racemosa (L.f.) Standl. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1017 (1924).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Cuphea racemosa (L. f.) Spreng.	Med. Pl. in Loja & Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (Tene et al., 2007)
Cuphea racemosa (L.f.) Spreng.	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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