About Fuchsia lycioides Andr.
Fuchsia lycioides Andr. is a deciduous shrub that grows 2 to 3 meters tall, with woody branches. Its flowers are rose-colored and dimorphic, with four sepals and four small petals. Female flowers of Fuchsia lycioides have a cylindrical floral tube that is typically 1.5 to 3 mm long, and a style that measures 6 to 10 mm long. These female flowers also have eight reduced anthers that do not produce pollen. Hermaphrodite flowers are larger, with floral tubes 2.5 to 5 mm long, and styles ranging from 14 to 22 mm in length. While the floral tube lengths of the two flower types may occasionally overlap, there is a distinct 3.5 to 4 mm gap between the maximum style length of small female flowers and the minimum style length of larger hermaphrodite flowers.
