Onagraceae
Fuchsia

Fuchsia splendens Zucc.

First published in Flora 15(2 Beibl.): 102 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico to Central America. It is an epiphytic shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Panamá

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K. & Monterrosa Salomón, J. (2012). Nova Silva Cusatlantica. Árboles natinos e introducidos de El Salvador. Parte 2: Angiospermae - Familias M a P y Pteridophyta. Englera 29-2: 1-300.
  • 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 Genera starting with letter E-F: 1-50919.
  • 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

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1980 Hartweg [528] Mexico K000533243 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Hartweg [528] Guatemala K000533241 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Hartweg, T. [460] Mexico K000533244 Type Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Keenei, L. [9306] Ethiopia K003793161 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003794775 Yes
Hammel, B.; Aguilar, R. [18202] Costa Rica K003793334 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003794782 Yes
Ghiesbreght, A.B. [698] Mexico K003793319 Yes
Linden [675] Mexico K003793320 Yes
Matuda, E. [2322] Mexico K003793323 Yes
Skinner [s.n.] Guatemala K000533242 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lobo, S. [458] Costa Rica K003793329 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K003794779 Yes
Smith, J.D. [s.n.] Guatemala K003793327 Yes
Estrada, A.; Sánchez, J. [769] Costa Rica K003793332 Yes
Alfaro, E. [541] Costa Rica K003793331 Yes
Tucker, J.M. [1116] El Salvador K003793328 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Guatemala K003793325 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guatemala K003794777 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003794780 Yes
Ghiesbreght, A.B. [[688pp]] Mexico K003793321 Yes
Rose, R. [s.n.] Guatemala K003793324 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [93/25] Costa Rica K003793333 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003794776 Yes
Gamboa, B.; Picado, A. [426] Costa Rica K003793330 Yes
Skinnur [s.n.] Guatemala K003793326 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [11222] Mexico K003793322 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003794773 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003794784 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003794774 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