| Dicotyledon | Literature for Fuchsia magellanica
Wagner et al., 1990, 1999. |
| Onagraceae -- The Evening Primrose Family | Bibliography |
| Fuchsia magellanica | |
Common name(s): lady's eardrops, earring flower, hardy fuchsia, kulapepeiao |
| General Information | ||
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| Distribution | Native to southern South America.In the Hawaiian Islands, naturalized on Kaua`i, Maui, Hawai`i. | |
| Habit |
Small shrubs; stems long, arcuate, 1-2.5(-4) m long. |
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| Leaves |
Leaves in whorls of 3-4 per node or sometimes opposite, ovate to lanceolate, 2.5-6 cm long, 1-2 cm wide, margins serrate, petioles 0.5-1 cm long. |
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| Flowers |
Flowers perfect, axillary and pendent, peduncles 3-4.5 cm long, floral tube magenta, 10-13 mm long, sepals magenta, 20-25 mm long, petals dark purple, convolute after anthesis, 10-13 mm long, stamens exserted, filaments 25-30 mm long. |
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| Fruit |
Berries ellipsoid, 10-15 mm long. |
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| Chromosomes |
2n = 22, 44 |
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