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| Fuchsia sanmartina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Fuchsia |
| Species: | F. sanmartina |
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| Fuchsia sanmartina | |
Fuchsia sanmartina is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae. It is a shrub or climbing plant with firmly membranous leaves and hanging red flowers. The species is native to northern Peru, and was described in 1982.
Taxonomy
[edit]Fuchsia sanmartina was described by Paul Edward Berry in 1982.[1]
It is part of a species group that includes Fuchsia simplicicaulis, Fuchsia ceracea, and Fuchsia coriacifolia.[2]: 54
Distribution
[edit]Fuchsia sanmartina is native to the wet tropical biome of northern Peru.[3] The type locality is in the Department of San Martín, Peru. The species has been collected from an elevation of 2,800–3,600 metres (9,200–11,800 ft).[2]: 153
It occurs sympatrically with Fuchsia decussata and Fuchsia ferreyrae.[2]: 78, 80
Description
[edit]Fuchsia sanmartina is a shrub that grows 1.5–3 metres (4.9–9.8 ft) high, or a climber that grows 10 metres (33 ft) high. The young branches are covered in short hairs.[2]: 152
The leaves are usually in groups of three, or are sometimes arranged oppositely. The leaves are firmly membranous, narrowly elliptic-ovate, 5–15 centimetres (2.0–5.9 in) long, and 1.5–6 centimetres (0.59–2.36 in) wide. The leaf stems are 3–20 millimetres (0.12–0.79 in) long.[2]: 152
The inflorescence is a raceme with multiple hanging flowers. The flower stems are 13–50 millimetres (0.51–1.97 in) long. The flowers are bright red. The floral tube is subcylindrical, 55–76 millimetres (2.2–3.0 in) long, 3–4 millimetres (0.12–0.16 in) wide at the base, and 6–7 millimetres (0.24–0.28 in) wide at the rim. The sepals are tapering, 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in) long, and 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in) wide. The petals are narrowly lanceolate-elliptical, 10–16 millimetres (0.39–0.63 in) long, and 3–6 millimetres (0.12–0.24 in) wide.[2]: 152
References
[edit]- ↑ "Fuchsia sanmartina P.E.Berry". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Berry P. E. (1982). "The systematics and evolution of Fuchsia Sect. Fuchsia (Onagraceae)". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 69 (1). Bibcode:1982AnMBG..69....1B. doi:10.2307/2398789. JSTOR 2398789.
- ↑ "Fuchsia sanmartina". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-08-05.