''Fuchsia loxensis'' is a species of

fuchsia ''Fuchsia'' ( ) is a genus of flowering plants that consists mostly of shrubs or small trees. Almost 110 species of ''Fuchsia'' are recognized; the vast majority are native to South America, but a few occur north through Central America to Mex ...

in the family

Onagraceae The Onagraceae are a family of flowering plants known as the willowherb family or evening primrose family. They include about 650 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

Description

''Fuchsia loxensis'' are densely branched shrubs that are 1-6 m in height. Juvenile growth are covered with fine hairs while mature stems are flaky, tan color bark that is 8-40 mm thick. The leaves are usually grouped in threes or fours, membranous, elliptic, 2-13 x 0.8-4 cm . They are medium to dark green on top and pale green underneath. The leaf margin is serrated and the petioles are mostly hairy and 7-17 mm long. Stipules are narrowly lanceolate, 2-4 x 1 mm wide. The flowers are solitary to few, with drooping pedicels 8-32 mm long. The ovary is ellipsoid to cylindric, 5-8 x 1.5-2.5 mm. The floral tube is funnel-shaped, 19-33 x 2-4 mm wide, with bright red sepals and marginally wider red petals. The filaments are red 4-7 mm long and the style is red. The berry is ellipsoid, 13-18 x 7-10 mm, turning red-purple when ripe. Seeds are 1.5-2 mm x 0.8 mm wide.

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* * Flora of Ecuador loxensis Least concern plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Myrtales-stub