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Halleria lucida Seeds
Tree Fuchsia, Notsung
An attractive and interesting member of the foxglove family (unrelated to fuchsias) appreciated for its ornamental flowers and edible fruits. Fruits are not generally well-regarded, but are edible and sweet to the mouth. A shrubby tree, usually growing to 2-5m, though it can reach 20m in some locations. The pretty, orange-yellow, tubular flowers are quite reminiscent of Fuchsia flowers and are borne directly off of the trunk and branches in spring. The flowers attract hummingbirds. Fleshy, thin walled fruits follow and ripen to a green-black colour. The pulp is translucent, with numerous small black seeds. It is mainly grown as an ornamental, though its fruits are edible and are quite popular with birds. The Zulu's have used this tree for traditional medicine and is used to treat earaches. The tree also has some religious significance and is used in offerings to spirits. Native to forests and scrub lands around the Cape in South Africa and along the Eastern coast of South Africa, north to Zimbabwe.
