Cuphea ignea

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

cigar flower

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

Discoid lenticularLenticular:
Lens-shaped, circular in outline with convex sides.

Size

  • Length 2–2.1 mm
  • Width 2–2.1 mm
  • Thickness 0.5–0.6 mm

Color

Brown, possibly with red to yellow overtones

Texture

Fine stipplesStipples:
Numerous small dots or specks.

Other structures

Longitudinal rib on the center of the ventralVentral:
Adaxial; of the side of an organ facing the axis (compare dorsal).
side

Identification notes

The rib widens at the hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
area near the base margin.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Lythraceae

Valid name

Cuphea ignea A. DC.

 Cuphea ignea.  Seeds with a rib that widens at the hilum area near the base margin.
Cuphea ignea. Seeds with a rib that widens at the hilum area near the base margin.