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Fuchsia summa

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Fuchsia summa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Fuchsia
Species:
F. summa
Binomial name
Fuchsia summa

Fuchsia summa is a species of plant in the family Onagraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador: Loja. Found on the road from Yangana to Cerro Toledo in open patches above the tree line at elevations from 3,100 to 3,450 meters. It forms a low shrub to one half meter tall. The dark-green, subcoriaceous leaves are densely packed along the stems. The tube and sepals are four-angled. The sepals are slightly shorter than the petals and have green tips.[2]

Sources

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  1. ^ León-Yánez, S.; Pitman, N. (2004). "Fuchsia summa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T45531A11003512. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T45531A11003512.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ P. E. Berry. Novon 5: 320 1995.