Fuchsia
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The name of the plant genus Fuchsia is spelled thus. It is named in honour of Leonhard (or Leonhart) Fuchs 1501–1566), after whose death it was first found and described in the Caribbean (published 1703), by Charles Plumier (1646–1704). The genus contains over 100 species of Fuchsia. The vast majority are native to South America, but with a few occurring north through Central America to Mexico, and also several from New Zealand to Tahiti
