Fuchsia boliviana

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Onagraceae
Subfamilia: Onagroideae
Tribus: Circaeeae
Genus: Fuchsia
Sectio: F. sect. Fuchsia
Species: Fuchsia boliviana
Name

Fuchsia boliviana Carrière, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 48: 150. 1876.
Synonyms

Homotypic
Fuchsia boliviana var. typica Munz 1943
Heterotypic
Fuchsia boliviana f. puberulenta Munz, 1943
Fuchia boliviana var. luxurians I.M.Johnst., Contr. Gray Herb. 75: 38. 1925.
Fuchsia corymbiflora alba hort.
Fuchsia cuspidata Fawc. & Rendle, J. Bot. 64: 105. 1926.

References

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Fuchsia boliviana in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Oct 30. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Fuchsia boliviana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 13 Aug 2006.

Fuchsia boliviana is a species of Fuchsia native to southern Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina.[1]
Description

It is a medium evergreen shrub, growing to 2–4 m tall, rarely to 6 m, with a spreading, open habit. It has large, hairy mid-green leaves and red petioles. It has large drooping corymbs up to 20 cm long borne in late summer and autumn of scarlet red flowers with the individual flowers 3–7 cm long. A white-flowering form exists named 'Alba', with a white tube and scarlet petals.[2] After flowering it bears small red-purple, edible fruit 10–26 mm long.[3][4]

Fuchsia boliviana is widely grown in shade or part-shade in cooler, subtropical climates. Plants require protection from direct sun and temperatures exceeding 40 °C. The plants are hardy to about -4 °C for short periods. Propagation is by seed or cuttings.[3]

References

"Fuchsia boliviana". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
"Fuchsia boliviana". Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening 2: 352. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
Bryant, K., Rodd, T. (2005). The Ultimate Plant Book. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia ISBN 0-643-09374-5