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FUCHSIAS
For other uses, see Fuchsia (disambiguation).

Fuchsia

Fuchsia hybrida

Scientific classification

Kingdom:

Plantae

Division:

Magnoliophyta

Class:

Magnoliopsida

Order:

Myrtales

Family:

Onagraceae

Genus:

Fuchsia
L. [1]

Species

About 100; see text

Fuchsia ( /ˈfjuːʃə/ FEW-shə) is a genus of flowering plants that consists mostly of shrubs or small trees. The first, Fuchsia triphylla, was discovered on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (present day Dominican Republic and Haiti) in 1703 by the French Minim monk and botanist, Charles Plumier. He named the new genus after the renowned German botanist Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566