Fuchsia corymbiflora
Fuchsia corymbiflora is a species of shrub in the family Onagraceae.[1] It is endemic to Peru,[1] and was first introduced to the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew in 1840.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Fuchsia |
| Species: | F. corymbiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Fuchsia corymbiflora Ruiz & Pav. | |
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Etymology
Fuchsia is named for Leonhart Fuchs [1501-66], a renaissance botanist and professor at Tübingen. Corymbiflora means 'with flowers arranged in flat-topped heads (corymbs)'.[3]
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References
- Berry, P.E. (1982). "The systematics and evolution of Fuchsia sect. Fuchsia (Onagraceae)". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 69 (1): 170–171.
- Nicholass, J. (2008). "Fuchsias". London: Aquamarine.
- Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 171, 123
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