Native to Antipodean Is., Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Chile Central, Chile South, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Society Is., Venezuela; introduced into Azores, California, Canary Is., Chatham Is., Falkland Is., Føroyar, France, Great Britain, Hawaii, Ireland, Jamaica, Jawa, Juan Fernández Is., Kenya, Madeira, Malaya, Oregon, Réunion, Rwanda, South Australia, Spain, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Tanzania, Tasmania, Victoria (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 5 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
1.2 m tall; flowers pinkish red.
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Palanda
-4.481111, -79.149167
Location Remarks
Tapichalaca Reserve, south of Podocarpus National Park, along road between Yangana and Valladolid, upper Río Chinchipe watershed. Wet montane cloud forest and disturbed roadside vegetation. 2650 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Subshrub 30 cm tall. Corolla and calyx red-orange.
Location
Mexico, Chiapas
17.209056, -92.966472
Location Remarks
Mirador La Selva Negra. Por Cta. Rincon Chamula (Cta 195), c. 2.2 km noroeste de Rincon Chamula. 1898 m elev.
Collectors
Nayely Martínez Melendez, Miguel Angel Pérez Farrera, Hector Gomez-Dominguez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
1.2 m tall; flowers pinkish red.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Onagraceae
Genus
Fuchsia
Authorship
L.