Fuchsia Glazioviana
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''Fuchsia glazioviana'', called Glaziou's fuchsia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''
Fuchsia ''Fuchsia'' () is a genus of flowering plants that consists mostly of shrubs or small trees. The first to be scientifically described, '' Fuchsia triphylla'', was discovered on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republi ...
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Uses

The small, dark, oblong fruit is edible and has a mild, sweet flavor.


References

glazioviana Endemic flora of Brazil Plants described in 1892 {{Myrtales-stub