Onagraceae
Fuchsia

Fuchsia ampliata Benth.

First published in Pl. Hartw.: 178 (1845)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Colombia to Ecuador. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, Ecuador

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • 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

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Castañeda, R.R. (1991). Frutas silvestres de Colombia. Instituto Colombiano de Cultura Hispánica.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1980 Spruce, R. [5501] Ecuador K000006272 No
Jan 1, 1980 Spruce, R. [5501] Ecuador K000006271 No
Jan 1, 1980 Hartweg [988] Colombia K000533206 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Hartweg [988] Ecuador K000533204 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Lobb [8] Colombia K000533205 Type Yes
Zak, V.; Jaramillo, J. [613] Ecuador K003793857 Yes
André, É. [K819] Ecuador K003793860 Yes
Zak, V.; Jaramillo, J. [2951] Ecuador K003793866 Yes
Berry, P.; Brako, L. [4684] Ecuador K003793875 Yes
Hall [23] Ecuador K003793864 Yes
Berry, P.E.; Brako, L. [4667] Ecuador K003793867 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Ecuador K003793863 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Ecuador K003793862 Yes
Mexia Ynes [7661] Ecuador K003793861 Yes
Balls, E.K. [B7234] Ecuador K003793859 Yes
Priest, J. [136] Ecuador K003793868 Yes
Berry, P.; Berry, E. [2530] Ecuador K003793874 Yes
Berry, P.; Berry, E. [2538] Ecuador K003793872 Yes
Berry, P. [3170] Ecuador K003793876 Yes
Berry, P.; Escobar, L. [3234] Ecuador K003793869 Yes
Lobb [2] Colombia K003793855 Yes
Berry, P.; Berry, E. [2531] Ecuador K003793873 Yes
Berry, P.; Berrry, E. [2535] Ecuador K003793871 Yes
André, É. [s.n.] Ecuador K003793856 Yes
Berry, P.; Escobar, L. [3236] Ecuador K003793870 Yes
Zak, V.; Jaramillo, J. [3264] Ecuador K003793865 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0