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I.'Flora Peruviana, Et Chilensis' from Hipolito Ruix & José Pavon

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 The explorers Hipolito Ruiz and José Pavon have draw up an inventory end 17e century the flora in the mountains ofAndes of  Peru and Chili. They have noticed their experience in a manuscript for editing in a botanical volume. This manuscript was planned to apear in an edition of 12 volumes. However the editor Typis Gabrielis de Sancha in Madrid came in the period 1798 - 1802 not further than 3 volumes, but fortunately is in the volume 3 still noticed the assembled givens of the discovered fuchsiaspecies. As you can see under this, they have made very detailed illustrations in black and white of their eight discovered species.

 

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F.corymbiflora and F.denticulata

 

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F.simplicicaulis and F.apetala

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F.serratifolia and F.decussata

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F.ovalis and F.macrostema

 

'Gelderse Fuchsia Info-site' - november 2008

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