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tree fuchsia (Fuchsia excorticata)
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tree fuchsia

Fuchsia excorticata · Onagraceae · also called Kōtukutuku · Wikipedia

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Fuchsia excorticata appears in a shoot-flammability comparison, the quantitative assessment covering 60 tree and shrub species. The study's place in this record is documented by its row in the evidence table.

The available pack is still limited evidence. Its cited basis is kept visible in the source entries, without turning one comparative assessment into broader performance coverage.

The species is also on-list. That recommendation remains traceable through its listing source, distinct from the experimental lineage even though both contribute to the same compact record.

Form
tree
Region
New Zealand
Rated in
Global; New Zealand
Uses
ornamental
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Fire-resistant — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Global; New Zealand

2. Why this plant is relevant here

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

How to read this page

The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

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Listed without a rating (18)
Corroboration (18 rows from 1 source)

  • FLAMITS: FLAMmability plant traiTS database — Dryad / Global Ecology and Biogeography · Dryad version 9 · original source Corroboration Trait database lineage: meta-aggregator

    18 cited rows from this source; its identity, lineage and tier are stated once.

    • Primary study Alam2020: Alam, M. A., Wyse, S. V., Buckley, H. L., Perry, G. L. W., Sullivan, J. J., Mason, N. W. H., . . . Curran, T. J. (2020). Shoot flammability is decoupled from leaf flammability, but controlled by leaf functional traits. Journal of Ecology, 108, 641-653.

      Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Alam2020-1; sampling ND.

      • “ignition frequency (%): 25”

        FLAMITS record 4; Ignitability measurement.

      • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 167.75”

        FLAMITS record 20; Combustibility measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 0.25”

        FLAMITS record 36; Sustainability measurement.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 1.25”

        FLAMITS record 52; Consumability measurement.

    • Primary study Cui2020a: Cui, X., Paterson, A. M., Wyse, S. V., Alam, M. A., Maurin, K. J. L., Pieper, R., ... Curran, T. J. (2020a). Shoot flammability of vascular plants is phylogenetically conserved and related to habitat fire-proneness and growth form. Nature Plants, 6, 355-359.

      Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Cui2020a-1; sampling ND.

      • “ignition frequency (%): 38.5”

        FLAMITS record 1395; Ignitability measurement.

      • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 233.9”

        FLAMITS record 1589; Combustibility measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 4.4”

        FLAMITS record 1783; Sustainability measurement.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 8.8”

        FLAMITS record 1977; Consumability measurement.

    • Primary study Mason2016: Mason, N. W. H., Frazao, C., Buxton, R. P., & Richardson, S. J. (2016). Fire form and function: evidence for exaptive flammability in the New Zealand flora. Plant Ecology, 217, 645-659.

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device muffle furnace; site Mason2016-8; sampling summer.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement.

        • “temperature at smoke (°C): 126.52”

          FLAMITS record 8388.

        • “temperature at smoke (°C): 154.36”

          FLAMITS record 8389.

        • “temperature at flaming (°C): 190.39”

          FLAMITS record 8603.

        • “temperature at flaming (°C): 232.12”

          FLAMITS record 8604.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement.

        • “temperature increase rate (°C/s): 35.33”

          FLAMITS record 8818.

        • “temperature increase rate (°C/s): 19.68”

          FLAMITS record 8819.

    • Primary study Wyse2016: Wyse, S. V., Perry, G. L. W., O'Connell, D. M., Holland, P. S., Wright, M. J., Hosted, C. L., ... Curran, T. J. (2016). A quantitative assessment of shoot flammability for 60 tree and shrub species supports rankings based on expert opinion. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 25, 466-477.

      Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Wyse2016-3; sampling ND.

      • “ignition frequency (%): 28”

        FLAMITS record 14342; Ignitability measurement.

      • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 55.3”

        FLAMITS record 14402; Combustibility measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 0.3”

        FLAMITS record 14462; Sustainability measurement.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 1.3”

        FLAMITS record 14522; Consumability measurement.

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