Fuchsia corymbiflora
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Onagraceae |
Genus: | Fuchsia |
Species: | F. corymbiflora
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Binomial name | |
Fuchsia corymbiflora Ruiz & Pav.
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Synonyms | |
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Fuchsia corymbiflora is a species of shrub in the family Onagraceae.[1] It is endemic to Peru,[1] and was first introduced to the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew in 1840.[2]
Etymology[]
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)'.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Nicholass, J. (2008). "Fuchsias". London: Aquamarine.
- ^ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 171, 123
Categories:
- Flora of Peru
- Fuchsia
- Myrtales stubs