Fuchsia corymbiflora

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Fuchsia corymbiflora
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Fuchsia
Species:
F. corymbiflora
Binomial name
Fuchsia corymbiflora
Ruiz & Pav.
Synonyms
  • Fuchsia corymbiflora var. alba Harrison
  • Fuchsia corymbosa Pritz.
  • Fuchsia munzii J.F.Macbr.
  • Fuchsia velutina I.M.Johnst.

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[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Nicholass, J. (2008). "Fuchsias". London: Aquamarine.
  3. ^ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 171, 123


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