Fuchsia procumbens

Fuchsia procumbens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Fuchsia
Species: F. procumbens
Binomial name
Fuchsia procumbens
R.Cunn.[1]
Synonyms
  • Fuchsia kirkii Hook. f.
  • Fuchsia prostrata Baill.

Fuchsia procumbens is a prostrate shrub that is endemic to coastal areas of the North Island of New Zealand. Common names include creeping fuchsia, climbing fuchsia or trailing fuchsia.[2] It belongs to a South Pacific lineage that diverged from all other fuchsias around 30 million years ago. F. procumbens diverged from the other New Zealand (and Tahitian) species around 18 million years ago.[3]

References

  1. "Fuchsia procumbens R.Cunn.". The Plant List. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  2. "Fuchsia procumbens". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  3. Berry, Paul E.; William J. Hahn; Kenneth J. Sytsma; Jocelyn C. Hall & Austin Mast (2004). "Phylogenetic relationships and biogeography of Fuchsia (Onagraceae) based on noncoding nuclear and chloroplast DNA data". American Journal of Botany. 91 (4): 601–14. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.4.601.
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