Fuchsia corymbiflora

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Fuchsia corymbiflora
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Fuchsia
Species:
F. corymbiflora
Binomial name
Fuchsia corymbiflora
Synonyms [1]
  • Fuchsia corymbiflora var. albaHarrison
  • Fuchsia corymbosaPritz.
  • Fuchsia munziiJ.F.Macbr.
  • Fuchsia velutinaI.M.Johnst.

Fuchsia corymbiflora is a species of shrub in the family Onagraceae . [1] [2] [3] It is endemic to Peru, [3] and was first introduced to the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew in 1840. [4]

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This species is often confused with F. boliviana, which it closely resembles. On close inspection. most plants in cultivation identified as F. corymbiflora turn out to be the latter. The most immediately visible distinction is that the sepals of F. boliviana initially become spreading at anthesis but soon fully reflex back against the tube. The sepals of F. corymbiflora, on the hand, spread at anthesis but remain in a more angled position. They do not fully reflex. [3]

Etymology

Illustration made in 1840 Edwards's botanical register (Plate 70) (8386151573).jpg
Illustration made in 1840

Fuchsia is named for Leonhart Fuchs [1501-66], a renaissance botanist and professor at Tübingen. Corymbiflora means 'with flowers arranged in flat-topped heads (corymbs)'. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Fuchsia corymbiflora Ruiz & Pav". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  2. "Fuchsia corymbiflora Ruiz & Pav". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Berry, P.E. (1982). "The systematics and evolution of Fuchsia sect. Fuchsia (Onagraceae)". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 69 (1): 170–171. doi:10.2307/2398789. JSTOR   2398789.
  4. Nicholass, J. (2008). "Fuchsias". London: Aquamarine.
  5. Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN   9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN   9780521685535 (paperback). pp 171, 123