Fuchsia microphylla subsp. aprica

(Lundell) Breedlove

Onagraceae Edible: Fruit 1,507 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Fuchsia microphylla, also known as small leaf fuchsia and small-leaved fuchsia, is a flowering shrub in the family Onagraceae. The specific epithet (microphylla) was named for the plant's small (micro) leaves (phylla).

Description

The fruit are black.

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Edible Uses

The plant is grown as an ornamental and the berries are collected locally and eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Central America, El Salvador, Mexico,

Synonyms

Fuchsia aprica LundellFuchsia microphylla var. aprica (Lundell) Munz

Also Known As

Aretillo

References (2)

Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 218
Segura, S., et al, 2018, The edible fruit species in Mexico. Genet Resour Crop Evol (2018) 65:1767–1793