Onagraceae
Fuchsia

Fuchsia microphylla Kunth

First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 103 (1823)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Panamá

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Gutiérrez, J. & Solano, E. (2014). Afinidades florísticas y fitogeográficas de la vegetación del municipio de San José Iturbide, Guanajuato, México. Acta Botanica Mexicana 107: 27-65. Instituto de Ecología A.C.
  • Monro, A.K., González, F., Santamaría, D., Chacón, O., Rodríguez, A., Solano, D. Zamora, N. & Correa, M. (2011). A first checklist to the vascular plants of La Amistad International Park (PILA), Costa Rica-Panama. Phytotaxa 322: 1-283.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1981 Galeotti, H.G. [3025] Mexico K000533253 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Muller, F. [1550] Mexico K000533251 Lectotype Yes
Santamaría, D.; Monro, A.K. [9995] Costa Rica K001572664 Yes
Quirós, K. [4] Costa Rica K001600771 Yes
Santamaría, D.; Monro, A.K. [9951] Costa Rica K001572653 Yes
Quesada, A. [1551] Costa Rica K001561358 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003794749 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003794752 Yes
Mora, G. [696] Costa Rica K003793190 No
Monro, A.K.; Santamaría, D. [8234] Costa Rica K001572657 Yes
Linden, J. [629] Mexico K000533252 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aguilar, R. [4486] Costa Rica K003793189 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003794751 Yes
Bernardi, L. [10518] Costa Rica K003793186 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K003794753 Yes
s.coll. [[2186]] Mexico K003794750 Yes
Kappelle, M.; Cleef, A.M.; Geuze, T. [2419] Costa Rica K003793187 Yes
Mora, G. [347] Costa Rica K003793191 No
Kappelle, M.; Cleef, A.M.; Geuze, T. [2425] Costa Rica K003793188 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0