Fuchsia hatschbachii
species of plant
Fuchsia hatschbachii, called Hatschbach's fuchsia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Fuchsia, endemic to the state of Paraná in Brazil. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. The species is named after Gert Hatschbach, Director of the Museu Botânico de Curitiba who collects and studies flora of Paraná.
Description
Fuchsia hatschbachii are erect to scandent shrubs, ranging 1–3 meters (3 ft 3 in – 9 ft 10 in) tall, or up to 5 meters (16 ft) when climbing on trees. Leaves are narrowly lance-ovate, 3.0–7.5(–11.0) x 0.8–2.5(–3.0) cm, acuminate at the tip and rounded at the base, dark green above and pale below, with small trichomes 0.8–1 mm in length at the bottom of the lower midvein on some plants. The margin is slightly gland-denticulate. Petioles are purple, (2–)3–6(–7) x 1–2 mm. Stipules are semideciduous, narrowly triangular, 1–1.7 x 0.6–1.2 mm. Plants bloom from November to March. with solitary flowers on 1-203 cm long pedicels.
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