Biology:Deppea splendens

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Short description: Species of plant

Golden fuchsia
Scientific classification edit
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[2]
Deppea splendens was endemic to Chiapas, Mexico[3]
Synonyms[4]
  • Csapodya challengeri Borhidi & Reyes-García
  • Csapodya splendens (Breedlove & Lorence) Borhidi
  • Csapodya sousae Borhidi & Reyes-García

Deppea splendens, commonly known as the golden fuchsia,[5][6] is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae endemic to Chiapas, Mexico.[3] It is extinct in the wild.[1][3] Despite its common name, it is not related to the true Fuchsia genus.[7]

Description

Vegetative characteristics

Deppea splendens is an evergreen,[8] 5–8 m (16–26 ft) tall shrub or tree with glabrous twigs.[9] The petiolate,[2] stipulate,[10] elliptic to ovate-elliptic leaves with an acuminate apex are 4.5–15 cm long, and 0.8-6 cm wide.[2] The petiole is 0.8–3.8 cm long. Leaves are arranged in whorls of three, or occasionally opposite.[10]

Generative characteristics

The terminal,[9] pendulous, brightly coloured inflorescences[11] bear 16–25[9] pendulous, tubular,[6] tetramerous,[7] ornithophilous[9] 5–[12][7]6 cm long flowers[13] with a red calyx and yellow-orange petals.[6] The tricolporate pollen grains are 21.9–25.7 μm big.[14] The compressed, ellipsoid, 6–8 mm long, and 5–7 mm wide loculicidal capsule fruit bears dark brown, 0.6–1 mm long seeds.[15]

Taxonomy

It was described by Dennis Eugene Breedlove and David H. Lorence in 1987.[2] Within the subfamily Dialypetalanthoideae it is placed in the tribe Hamelieae.[16]

Etymology

The specific epithet splendens means shining or brilliant.[17]

Distribution and habitat

It was once native to high elevation cloud forest in the state Chiapas, Mexico, but has been presumed extinct in the wild since its habitat was cleared for farmland. It is now found only in horticulture, although efforts have been made to reintroduce it in Mexico.[18][1]

History

Dennis Breedlove was a botanist at the California Academy of Science researching plants and ethnobotany in Chiapas when he discovered it in 1972 in the Motozintla de Mendoza municipality; he sent seeds of the then undescribed shrub to San Francisco in 1981 (he described it formally in 1987). That seed was grown at the University of California Botanical Garden, and the Huntington [19]. All plants in existence are from that introduction. It is now grown widely grown, including in the San Francisco Conservatory of flowers, The San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum, and at the Huntington in Southern California.[18]

Conservation

The only known population was destroyed for farmland.[20][21] It only persists in ex-situ collections[21] in botanic gardens and private collections.[22]

Ecology

The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds.[9][20][7] It was found in mixed cloud forest with deciduous and evergreen vegetation, and was abundant along a stream. [2]

Cultivation

It can be easily cultivated[22] in well-drained, nutrient rich substrate under bright and warm conditions,[20] but does not tolerate consistently hot and humid climates.[22] Deppea splendens is self-incompatible,[13][12] but it can also be propagated vegetatively.[13] At least three clones have been named: ‘Augustin’, ‘Bartolome’, and ‘Cristobal’ [19].

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fuentes, A.C.D.; Martínez Salas, E.; Samain, M.-S. (2020). "Deppea splendens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T126612397A126613386.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/126612397/126613386. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Breedlove, Dennis E., & Lorence, David H. (1987). New species of Deppea (Rubiaceae) from Chiapas, Mexico. Phytologia, 63, 43--47. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/96753
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Deppea splendens Breedlove & Lorence". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:275766-2. 
  4. ↑ Deppea splendens Breedlove & Lorence. (n.d.). Catalogue of Life. Retrieved August 24, 2025, from https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/6CLSJ
  5. ↑ Holmes, B.. "Deppea splendens Breedlove & Lorence (1987:43) | Golden fuschia [sic"]. https://recentlyextinctspecies.com/gentianales/deppea-splendens. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Golden Fuchsia (Deppea splendens)". https://www.gardensbythebay.com.sg/en/learn-with-us/explore-resources/whats-blooming/golden-fuchsia.html. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Fischer, B. (2013, November). Pflanze des Monats November: Falsche Fuchsie (Csapodya splendens). Bern; Botanischer Garten der Universität Bern.
  8. ↑ Jenkins, R. (n.d.). Curator's Corner – Deppea splendens. Gardens of Golden Gate Park. Retrieved August 21, 2025, from https://gggp.org/curators-corner-deppea-splendens/
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Borhidi, A.; Darók, J.; Kocsis, M.; Stranczinger, Sz.; Kaposvári, F. (2004). "Critical revision of the Deppea complex (Rubiaceae, Hamelieae)". Acta Botanica Hungarica 46 (1–2): 77–89. doi:10.1556/ABot.46.2004.1-2.7. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Borhidi, A., & Reyes-García, A. (2007). Estudios sobre rubiáceas mexicanas XI Revisión del género Csapodya Borhidi (Rondeletieae), endémica de Chiapas con tres especies. Acta Botanica Hungarica, 49(1-2), 000-000.
  11. ↑ Candeias, M. (2018, December 11). The Golden Fuchsia: A Case Study in Why Living Collections Matter. In Defense of Plants. Retrieved August 14, 2025, from https://www.indefenseofplants.com/blog/tag/Deppea+splendens
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Schirarend, C. (n.d.). Goldene Fuchsie Deppea splendens. Hamburg; Gesellschaft der Freunde des Botanischen Gartens Hamburg.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Bucher, R. (2014, June 23). Deppea splendens. Pflanzen-Portraits. Retrieved August 21, 2025, from http://www.pflanzen-portraits.de/?q=node/1
  14. ↑ Stebler, T. (n.d.). Csapodya splendens. Pollen-Wiki. Retrieved August 22, 2025, from https://pollen.tstebler.ch/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Csapodya_splendens
  15. ↑ Lorence, D. H., & Dwyer, J. D. (1988). A REVISION OF DEPPEA (RUBIACEAE). Allertonia, 4(7), 389–436. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23188172
  16. ↑ USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=452681. Accessed 21 August 2025.
  17. ↑ Haynes, J. (n.d.). Etymological Compendium of Cycad Names. The Cycad Society.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Reynolds, Charles (2018). "Grow plants that are extinct in the wild". The Ledger. https://www.theledger.com/story/lifestyle/columns/2018/09/13/reynolds-grow-plants-that-are-extinct-in-wild/10592812007/. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Musial, K. (2024, May 10). Pacific Plant Promotions: Deppea splendens. Pacific Horticulture. Retrieved August 20, 2025, from https://pacifichorticulture.org/articles/ideppea-splendensi/
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Bourell, M.. "Deppea splendens". https://legacy.sfbg.org/deppea-splendens. 
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Deppea splendens". https://www.calacademy.org/learn-explore/specimens-in-focus/deppea-splendens. 
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Margelony, R. T. (n.d.). Tales of the Faux Fuchsias. The Fuchsietum. Retrieved August 22, 2025, from https://fuchsietum.com/about-fuchsias/faux-fuchsias/faux-fuchsias.html

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