Fuchsia boliviana

Botanical Description

Fuchsia boliviana is a fast-growing, erect evergreen shrub or a small tree with arching, pendulous branches, it can grow 3.5 - 6 metres tall with a bole up to 5cm in diameter[ 430 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 69 Publication Author Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1982 ISBN Description An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. This volume contains a treatment of section Fuchsia in the Genus Fuchsia. ]. Plants are evergreen so long as the temperature remains above 4°c[ 188 Title The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers Publication Author Brickell. C. Publisher Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd. Year 1990 ISBN 0-86318-386-7 Description Excellent range of photographs, some cultivation details but very little information on plant uses. ]. A traditional fruit crop of the Inca empire, it is still cultivated as a magic plant in Peru, where the edible fruit is commonly gathered from the wild[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. A very ornamental plant, it is commonly grown in gardens[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. Often grown as an ornamental, the plant has escaped from cultivation in areas such as New Zealand and Hawaii, where it has invaded local ecosystems[ 305 Title Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Publication Author Website http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands. ]. The plant tends to dominate native plant species - the dense foliage of large stands intercept the light, limiting the development of native understory species[ 413 Title Global Invasive Species Database Publication Author Website http://www.issg.org/database/welcome/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Very detailed information on almost 400 species (with more being added) of plants that have become weeds in areas outside their native range. ].