Pollinator plant

Lanceleaf cigar flower

Cuphea lanceolata

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Common names

7 names · 7 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Lanceleaf cigar flower
Other languages (6)
Dutch
  • Cuphea
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 披针叶萼距花[2]
Finnish
  • hurmetulitorvi[2]
Russian
  • Куфея ланцетовидная[2]
Slovak
  • kufea kopijovitá[2]
Spanish
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Cuphea lanceolata — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Atlanchana — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 286688; Cuphea lanceolata.
[2] Cuphea lanceolata — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Atlanchana — results[4].names[1]; taxon id 286688; Cuphea lanceolata.
  • Куфея ланцетовидная — results[4].names[2]; taxon id 286688; Cuphea lanceolata.
  • 披针叶萼距花 — results[4].names[3]; taxon id 286688; Cuphea lanceolata.
  • hurmetulitorvi — results[4].names[4]; taxon id 286688; Cuphea lanceolata.
  • kufea kopijovitá — results[4].names[5]; taxon id 286688; Cuphea lanceolata.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Lythraceae

Genus-level classification for Cuphea; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Native range
Mexico.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Lanceleaf cigar flower (Cuphea lanceolata) is a shrub. It flowers from July to October.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Cuphea — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1891701; ID 62Q24; rank genus; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Cuphea lanceolata — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 32693; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1310675, 1310676, 1310677, 1310678, 1310679, 1310680

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.