Fuchsia magdalenae
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Fuchsia magdalenae is a species ofthe evening primrose family (Onagraceae).
description
Fuchsia magdalenae is characterized by a climbing habit. The shrubs reach a height of between 2 and 5 meters. Similar to Fuchsia excorticata, which is widespread in New Zealand , the bark of Fuchsia magdalenae peels off the trunk and branches. The leaves, which are usually arranged in threes, less often in groups of four, are whorled on the branches and are 8.5 centimeters long and between 4 and 6 centimeters wide.
The flowers are solitary or in pairs in the leaf axils. Your tube of the flower is 42 to 60 millimeters long. The sepals (sepals) are short.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 44.
origin
Fuchsia magdalenae is native to the cloud forests of Colombia . They grow there at altitudes between 2000 and 3500 meters.
literature
- Gerda Manthey: Fuchsien , Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3-8001-6348-9
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fuchsia magdalenae at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis