Cuphea ignea

 

학명 : Cuphea ignea A.DC.

분류 : 부처꽃과(Lythraceae)

영명 : cigar plant, cigar flower

 

 

 

사진 : 2023.03.18 서울식물원

 

 

 

 

 

 

표지판의 Dynamite는 종소명이 아니라 품종명이다. 종명은 Cuphea ignea이다

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cuphea ignea, the cigar plant, cigar flower,[2] firecracker plant, or Mexican cigar, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cuphea of the family Lythraceae. It is a tropical, densely branched evergreen subshrub.[3] This species, native to Mexico and the West Indies, produces small, tubular, bright red to orange flowers.[4] Each flower is tipped with a thin white rim and two small purple-black petals. The flowers, which are attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies,[5] resemble lit cigars, hence the name ignea, which is Latin for "fiery".[6] The genus name Cuphea comes from the Greek word kyphos which means curved or humped; this is thought to refer to the shape of the seeds.[4] The leaves are small, elliptical and of a bright green colour. It grows to about 60 cm (24 in).[7]

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuphea_ignea