Fuchsia lycioides or the Box-thorn Fuchsia is a species of Fuchsia found in Chile at elevations of 0 – 100 meters[1] It is the only species in Section Kierschlegeria
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Fuchsia |
| Species: | F. lycioides
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| Fuchsia lycioides Andrews, 1800
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Fuchsia rosea Ruiz & Pav., 1802 | |
Description
editIt is a deciduous shrub about 2 to 3 meters high, with woody branches.
Fuchsia lycioides flowers are rose-colored and dimorphic, with four sepals and four small petals. The female flowers have a cylindrical floral tube that is typically 1.5-3 mm long, with a 6-10 mm style. They also have eight reduced anthers without pollen. Hermaphrodite flowers are larger, 2.5-5 mm long, with style lengths ranging from 14-22 mm. Although the tube lengths of the two flower types may occasionally overlap, there is a clear gap of 3.5-4 mm between the maximum style length of small female flowers and the minimum style length of larger hermaphrodite flowers.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Fuchsia lycioides in Tropicos". 2019-02-18.
- ^ Rundel, Philip W. (1982-01-01). "(PDF) Fuchsia lycioides in Chile". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
External links
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Data related to Fuchsia lycioides at Wikispecies
