Biology:Fuchsia sanmartina

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Fuchsia sanmartina
Preserved specimen of Fuchsia sanmartina, consisting of a stem with lrage green leaves, and small tube shaped flowers
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Fuchsia
Species:
F. sanmartina
Binomial name
Fuchsia sanmartina
P.E.Berry

Fuchsia sanmartina is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae. It is a shrub or climbing plant with firmly membranous leaves and hanging red flowers. The species is native to northern Peru, and was described in 1982.

Taxonomy

Fuchsia sanmartina was described by Paul Edward Berry in 1982.[1]

It is part of a species group that includes Fuchsia simplicicaulis, Fuchsia ceracea, and Fuchsia coriacifolia.[2]: 54 

Distribution

Fuchsia sanmartina is native to the wet tropical biome of northern Peru.[3] The type locality is in the Department of San Martín, Peru. The species has been collected from an elevation of 2,800–3,600 metres (9,200–11,800 ft).[2]: 153 

It occurs sympatrically with Fuchsia decussata and Fuchsia ferreyrae.[2]: 78, 80 

Description

Fuchsia sanmartina is a shrub that grows 1.5–3 metres (4.9–9.8 ft) high, or a climber that grows 10 metres (33 ft) high. The young branches are covered in short hairs.[2]: 152 

The leaves are usually in groups of three, or are sometimes arranged oppositely. The leaves are firmly membranous, narrowly elliptic-ovate, 5–15 centimetres (2.0–5.9 in) long, and 1.5–6 centimetres (0.59–2.36 in) wide. The leaf stems are 3–20 millimetres (0.12–0.79 in) long.[2]: 152 

The inflorescence is a raceme with multiple hanging flowers. The flower stems are 13–50 millimetres (0.51–1.97 in) long. The flowers are bright red. The floral tube is subcylindrical, 55–76 millimetres (2.2–3.0 in) long, 3–4 millimetres (0.12–0.16 in) wide at the base, and 6–7 millimetres (0.24–0.28 in) wide at the rim. The sepals are tapering, 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in) long, and 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in) wide. The petals are narrowly lanceolate-elliptical, 10–16 millimetres (0.39–0.63 in) long, and 3–6 millimetres (0.12–0.24 in) wide.[2]: 152 

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15334210 entry