Fuchsia triphylla
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Fuchsia triphylla

Fuchsia triphylla

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Fuchsia triphylla is an evergreen shrub or small tree with a spreading crown, that can grow up to 7.5 metres tall[ 377 Title Trade Winds Fruit Publication Author Website http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The on-line catalogue of a company selling seeds. Gives descriptions, photos and uses of a very wide range of fruit and other food-producing plants plus ornamentals. ]. The edible fruit is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use. The plant is often grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its attractive flowers[ 377 Title Trade Winds Fruit Publication Author Website http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The on-line catalogue of a company selling seeds. Gives descriptions, photos and uses of a very wide range of fruit and other food-producing plants plus ornamentals. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeCaribbean - Dominican Republic, Haiti.
HabitatLow shrubs on exposed slopes, moist banks, and edges of pine and mixed pine-broadleaf forest; at elevations from 700 - 2,000 metres[ 430 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 69 Publication Author Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1982 ISBN Description An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. This volume contains a treatment of section Fuchsia in the Genus Fuchsia. ].