Cigar flower vs clammy cuphea

Cuphea ignea compared with Cuphea viscosissima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cigar flower	clammy cuphea
Kingdom same	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family same	Lythraceae	Lythraceae
Genus same	Cuphea	Cuphea
Species	Cuphea ignea	Cuphea viscosissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Cigar flower and clammy cuphea share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cuphea.

Conservation Status

Cigar flower

NE — Not Evaluated

clammy cuphea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cigar flower	clammy cuphea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cigar flower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), South Africa), Asia (India, Indonesia, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

clammy cuphea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Portugal, and Sweden.

Cigar flower

Cigar flower (Cuphea ignea) is a small, shrubby plant in the family Lythraceae, native to Mexico and the Caribbean islands, particularly Jamaica. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental garden plant in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. The plant produces distinctive tubular flowers in brilliant orange-red with a dark tip ringed in white and purple, giving the appearance of a glowing cigar—hence its common name. The flowers are highly attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies, making cigar flower a popular addition to wildlife gardens and containers. It grows as a compact perennial subshrub, typically reaching 30–60 centimeters in height, and flowers prolifically throughout the growing season. In temperate regions it is usually grown as an annual or overwintered indoors. Cuphea ignea prefers well-drained soils with full sun to partial shade. The species is not formally assessed by the IUCN. In its native Mexican and Caribbean range, it grows in open rocky slopes, forest margins, and disturbed habitats. The genus Cuphea comprises hundreds of species and is under investigation for the seed oil content of some members, which contains medium-chain fatty acids of potential industrial interest. Cigar flower has naturalized in parts of Florida and other warm regions outside its native range.

clammy cuphea

The Clammy cuphea (Cuphea viscosissima) is a species in the genus Cuphea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden