Deppea splendens
Deppea splendens, or alternately Csapodya splendens, the golden fuchsia (in the family Rubiaceae) is an extinct in the wild species after its habitat was cleared for farmland. It ranges from 12–15 feet (3.7–4.6 m) tall appearing as a small tree or large shrub. It was once native to Chiapas, Mexico. It is a horticultural plant. It bears gold and pink flowers. Dennis Breedlove, the discoverer, brought back Csapodya splendens seeds in 1981. It is grown in the San Francisco Conservatory of flowers inside the highland tropics gallery.[1] The Huntington Gardens in Southern California also has an example growing in its conservatory.
| Golden fuchsia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Deppea |
| Species: | D. splendens |
| Binomial name | |
| Deppea splendens Breedlove & Lorence | |
| Synonyms | |
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Csapodya splendens | |
References
- Bourell, Mona. "Deppea splendens".
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