| Classification | Lythraceae: Cuphea | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00068418 | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Collector | Edw. Palmer | 
| Collector number | 175 | 
| Country | Mexico | 
| State | Jalisco | 
| Geography | North America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Mexico: Jalisco | 
| Locality | Rio Blanco | 
| Date Collected | 1886-07-** | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/683a999a-b9f2-4579-90ba-dc00ad75aced | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00068418 | 
| Herbarium | GH | 
| Family | Lythraceae | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Holotype of | Cuphea retroscabra S. Watson | 
| Verified by | S. A. Graham | 
| Determination Remarks | [filed under] | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Cuphea retroscabra S. Watson) Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 1887. 22: 413. | 
| Sex | not determined | 
| Phenology | Flower | 
| Preparation Type | Sheet | 
| Preparation Method | Pressed |