Fuchsia confertifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae. It is a shrub with sub-leathery leaves, drooping crimson flowers, and tan coloured seeds. The fruits are berries.
Fuchsia confertifolia is native to northern Peru, and was described in 1844.
Taxonomy The species was described by Henry Borron Fielding and George Gardner in 1844. Within genus Fuchsia, the species is assigned to Section Fuchsia. It forms part of a species group with Fuchsia venusta, Fuchsia rivularis, Fuchsia gehrigeri, Fuchsia llewelynii, and Fuchsia scherffiana.
Distribution Fuchsia confertifolia is native to the wet tropical biome of northern Peru. It is endemic to cloud forests, and grows on high mountain ridges east of the Utcubamba river. The species is present at elevations of .
Description Fuchsia confertifolia is a shrub tall. The branches are cylindrical, thick, and usually less than long. The bark on older branches is reddish-brown. The larger branches are bare, and the smaller branches are densely covered in leaves.
The leaves are sub-leathery, long, and wide. The leaf stems are long, and are arranged in groups of three. The leaf edges are finely toothed, and turned downwards.
The flowers are crimson, drooping, and have slender stems. The flowers are narrow funnels, which are long, and wide. The sepals are narrowly lanceolate, long, and wide. The petals are narrowly triangular, long, and wide.
The berries are ellipsoid-ovoid, around long, and thick. The seeds are tan, long, and wide.
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