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Cuphea ignea (Cigar flower)
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Family: Lythraceae > Genus:
Cuphea
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Cuphea ignea (Cigar flower) in garden of
Iziko SA Museum, Cape Town. [photos
H.G.
Robertson, Iziko ©] |
Native to Mexico and Jamaica. Cultivated as a garden
ornamental plant, including in southern Africa.
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