Deppea splendens (syn. Csapodya splendens), the golden fuchsia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It grows to 12–15 feet (3.7–4.6 m) tall; with its appearance reminiscent of a small tree or large shrub, and bears gold and pink flowers.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Deppea |
| Species: | D. splendens
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| Deppea splendens | |
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Csapodya splendens | |
It has been extinct in the wild since its habitat was cleared for farmland. It was once native to Chiapas, Mexico, but is now found solely in horticulture.
Dennis Breedlove, the discoverer, returned to California with some Csapodya splendens seeds in 1981. It is now grown in the San Francisco Conservatory of flowers inside the Highland Tropics gallery and some samples are being grown in the Huntington Gardens, in Southern California .[2][circular reference]
References
edit- ^ Fuentes, A.C.D., Martínez Salas, E. & Samain, M.-S. 2020 (2021). "Deppea splendens". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. IUCN: e.T126612397A126613386. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T126612397A126613386.en. S2CID 243667488.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Bourell, Mona. "Deppea splendens".
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