Fuchsia lycioides

Fuchsia lycioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Onagraceae
Genus:	Fuchsia
Species:	F. lycioides
Binomial name
Fuchsia lycioides Andrews, 1800
Synonyms
Fuchsia rosea Ruiz & Pav., 1802

Fuchsia lycioides or the Box-thorn Fuchsia is a species of Fuchsia found in Chile at elevations of 0 – 100 meters¹ It is the only species in Section Kierschlegeria

It is a deciduous shrub about 2 to 3 meters high, with woody branches.

Fuchsia lycioides flowers are rose-colored and dimorphic, with four sepals and four small petals. The female flowers have a cylindrical floral tube that is typically 1.5-3 mm long, with a 6-10 mm style. They also have eight reduced anthers without pollen. Hermaphrodite flowers are larger, 2.5-5 mm long, with style lengths ranging from 14-22 mm. Although the tube lengths of the two flower types may occasionally overlap, there is a clear gap of 3.5-4 mm between the maximum style length of small female flowers and the minimum style length of larger hermaphrodite flowers.²