Cuphea
thumb|left|Cuphea ignea flowers resemble a tiny burning [[cigar in color, hence the common name "cigar plant"]]
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMyrtales
- FamilyLythraceae
Native toAlabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South
萼距花属又名克菲亞草屬（学名：Cuphea）是千屈菜科下的一个属，为草本或灌木植物。该属共有约300种，分布于南、北美洲。
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Research
142 papers- Cuphea: a new plant source of medium-chain fatty acids.Critical reviews in food science and nutrition · 1989
- The Genus Cuphea P. Browne as a Source of Biologically Active Phytochemicals for Pharmaceutical Application and Beyond-A Review.
Article
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thumb|left|Cuphea ignea flowers resemble a tiny burning [[cigar in color, hence the common name "cigar plant"]]
Cuphea is a genus containing about 260 species of annual and perennial flowering plants native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species range from low-growing herbaceous plants to semi-woody shrubs up to tall. Commonly they are known as cupheas, or, in the case of some species, as cigar plants. The generic name is derived from the Greek word κυφος (kyphos), meaning "bent," "curved," or "humped."