Fuchsia triphylla
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The fuchsia triphylla , in German sometimes also referred to as coral fuchsia , is a type of plant from the genus of fuchsias ( Fuchsia ) in the family of the evening primrose plants (Onagraceae).
description
Fuchsia triphylla is a small shrub and reaches heights of 40 to 60 centimeters. Its terminal, racemose inflorescences contain bright coral red flowers.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 44.
origin
Fuchsia triphylla is native to the foothills of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic .
History of discovery and importance for fuchsia breeding
Fuchsia triphylla was discovered in 1695 by the Paulan monk and botanist Charles Plumier and scientifically described in 1703. The name Fuchsia, or fuchsias in German for this genus, goes back to them.
Plumier's specimen copies were lost in a shipwreck , only his written descriptions of the plant species were the basis for the first scientific description. Afterwards, Fuchsia triphylla could no longer be found for several decades. It was not until the botanist Thomas Hook found plants again in 1873 that were initially cared for in the Botanical Gardens in New York . From there they went to Kew Gardens in England.
Triphylla hybrids are often offered in stores today. Carl Bonstedt bred the first “grape-flowered” fuchsias from this parent plant.
literature
- Gerda Manthey: Fuchsias . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3-8001-6348-9 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Fuchsia triphylla at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
