Kingdom Plantae Family Onagraceae Rank Species | Order Myrtales Genus Fuchsia | |
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Similar Fuchsia denticulata, Fuchsia paniculata, Fuchsia fulgens, Fuchsia procumbens, Fuchsia arborescens | ||
Fuchsia splendens is a plant of the genus Fuchsia native to Central America.
Description
Shrubs that reach 0.5-2.5 meters in height, terrestrial or occasionally epiphytic. Leaves 3.5-13 × 0.8-4 cm, opposite or rarely ternate, ovate to chordate, base rounded to chordate, apex acute to acuminate; Petiole 1.2-8 cm. Bisexual flowers, axillary, pendulous armpits in the distal armpits; Pedicels 35-75 mm; Ovary narrowly cylindrical; Floral tube 20-64 × 4-9 mm, cylindrical, laterally compressed in the base around the nectar; Sepals 8-20 × 5-8 mm, lanceolate; Tube and sepals pink to red; Petals 6-12 × 4-8 mm, green with reddish base, ovate, subacuminate apex; Filaments 10-20 mm and 6-14 mm, greenish. Berries 20-40 × 5-8 mm, elongated, purplish dark when ripe. It has a chromosome number of 2n = 22