-Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)

-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)

-Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)

-Myrtles, Evening Primroses, and Allies (Order Myrtales)

-Lythrum Family (Family Lythraceae)

-Cigar Plants and Allies (Genus Cuphea)

-Cuphea leptopoda

Cuphea is a flowering plant, native to Central and South America. It grows as an evergreen shrub in well-drained, humid soils, and prefers full sun to light shade. It has been used medicinally for centuries to treat a variety of ailments. The blooms are usually deep purple, but can be found in a range of colours, and the foliage is typically dark green.