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Fuchsia splendens Zucc.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Onagraceae > Fuchsia

Characteristics

A shrub. It can grow in soil or attached to other plants. It can grow 2.4 m high. The bark on the larger branches peels off in red coloured strips. The leaves are heart shaped and have teeth along the edges. They are green above and paler underneath. The veins can be red underneath. The flower tube is red-pink. The sepals are green with a red base and the petals are grey-green. The fruit is green to purple. The fruit is warty. They are 4 cm long by 1 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It can grow in heavy shade or full sun. It can tolerate short frosts but not extended cold periods. It needs a fertile well-drained soil. A pH of 5.5-7 is suitable. It suits hardiness zones 9-11.
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Moist or wet forest, often in loose sand, sometimes in high pine forest, often growing on cliffs and very frequently epiphytic on the moss-covered branches of trees, at elevations of 2,400-3,300 metres.
Moist or wet forest, often in loose sand, sometimes in high pine forest, often growing on cliffs and very frequently epiphytic on the moss-covered branches of trees, at elevations of 2,400-3,300 metres.
Light 3-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw. They can also be used for preserves.
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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Germination treatment soaking
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Images

Fuchsia splendens unspecified picture

Distribution

Fuchsia splendens world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, and El Salvador

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:612651-1
WFO ID wfo-0000692907
COL ID 6JQQM
BDTFX ID -
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Fuchsia intermedia Fuchsia cordifolia Fuchsia splendens
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