Scarlet fuchsia

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Scarlet fuchsia
Scarlet fuchsia in Chile

Scarlet fuchsia in Chile

Systematics
Eurosiden II
Order : Myrtle-like (Myrtales)
Family : Evening primrose family (Onagraceae)
Subfamily : Onagroideae
Genre : Fuchsias ( Fuchsia )
Type : Scarlet fuchsia
Scientific name
Fuchsia magellanica
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The scarlet fuchsia ( Fuchsia magellanica ) is a species of the evening primrose family (Onagraceae).

description

The scarlet fuchsia grows as a shrub and reaches heights of up to 3 meters in its natural habitat, but only up to 1.5 meters in Central Europe. The 1 to 2 cm long leaves are smooth and have a serrated edge.

Pendent flowers arranged in pairs or individually are formed. The flower stalks can be up to 5 cm long.

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 44 or 120.

Occurrence

The scarlet fuchsia is widespread from Tierra del Fuego to Peru in the southern and central Andes . There it forms numerous varieties . The scarlet fuchsia grows in bushes and on the edges of forests near bodies of water up to altitudes of 1700 meters.

Systematics

The scarlet fuchsia was first described by the French botanist and zoologist Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck in 1786. A distinction is made between several varieties:

  • Fuchsia magellanica var. Alba ; var is also a synonym for. molinae considered
  • Fuchsia magellanica var. Arauco ; Variant with dainty, red-white-green-pink-violet flowers
  • Fuchsia magellanica var. Conica (Lindl.) LHBailey ; grows upright up to 100 cm high
  • Fuchsia magellanica var. Discolor L.H.Bailey ; weak and bushy, up to 80 cm high, has relatively light foliage
  • Fuchsia magellanica var. Globosa (Lindl.) LHBailey ; stays low and grows overhanging, up to 50 cm high, with relatively large flowers
  • Fuchsia magellanica var. Gracilis (Lindl.) LHBailey
  • Fuchsia magellanica var. Longipedunculata
  • Fuchsia magellanica var. Macrostema (Lindl.) LHBailey
  • Fuchsia magellanica var. Molinae Espinosa ; very vigorous and bushy, up to 120 cm high

history

The scarlet fuchsia arrived in England in the late 18th century.

According to tradition, the English gardener James Lee discovered them on the windowsill of a seaman's house and bought them for a considerable sum. As early as 1793 Lee is said to have sold a large number of pieces that he had drawn from this one copy. The first specimens of this species were already cultivated near Leipzig in 1796 .

The pure species is now mostly kept in botanical gardens and collections by fuchsia lovers. However, the scarlet fuchsia is the parent of a number of hybrids .

swell

  • Jelitto / Schacht / Simon: Die Freilandschmuckstauden , Verlag Eugen Ulmer & Co., 5th edition 2002, ISBN 3-8001-3265-6

literature

Individual evidence

  1. Fuchsia magellanica at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis

Web links

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