Onagraceae
Fuchsia

Fuchsia arborescens Sims

First published in Bot. Mag. 53: t. 2620 (1826)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Guatemala. It is a hemiepiphytic tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is has environmental uses and for food.

Descriptions

Distribution
Elevation range: 2620–2750 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Colombian departments: Bogotá DC, Cundinamarca.
Habit
Shrub.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, wetlands (inland), artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 2620 - 2750 m.
Morphology General Habit
Arbusto
[CPLC]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Onagraceae, J. P. M. Brenan. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1953

Morphology General Habit
Evergreen shrub or small tree to 8 m. high, normally glabrous.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite or in threes, elliptic to oblong-oblanceolate, mostly about 5–15 cm. long, and 2–5 cm. wide, acute or acuminate at both ends.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers red-purple, in erect corymbose many-flowered panicles.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Hypanthium
Hypanthium (see generic description) 3–8 mm. long, 1–3 mm. wide at top.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals linear to lanceolate, up to 9 mm. long and 2.5 mm. wide.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals shorter than sepals.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Berry subglobose, up to about 10 mm. thick, purplish (fide Munz, l.c.).
Habitat
“ Said to have been collected in open evergreen forest and to be fairly common ” ( Greenway 5896); about 1220–1520 m.
Distribution
T3 America, from Mexico to Panama, and perhaps native in Colombia
[FTEA]

Uses

Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Food
Used for food.
[UPFC]

Common Names

English
Lilac Fuchsia

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