Fuchsia procumbens is a prostrate shrub that is endemic to coastal areas of the North Island of New Zealand. Common names include creeping fuchsia, climbing fuchsia or trailing fuchsia.[2] It belongs to a South Pacific lineage that diverged from all other fuchsias around 30 million years ago. F. procumbens diverged from the other New Zealand (and Tahitian) species around 18 million years ago.[3]

Fuchsia procumbens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Onagraceae
Genus:	Fuchsia
Species:	F. procumbens
Binomial name
Fuchsia procumbens R.Cunn.
Synonyms[1]
Fuchsia kirkii Hook. f. Fuchsia prostrata Baill.

Uses

The small, red, crunchy fruit is edible, although rarely eaten. It has been described as slimy and bland.[4]

References

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