About Halleria lucida L.
Halleria lucida L., also commonly called tree fuchsia, umBinza, or notsung, is a small, attractive evergreen tree that is native to Southern Africa. It is increasingly cultivated as an ornamental tree in African gardens. Its natural distribution covers the whole of South Africa, and extends northwards through East Africa all the way to Ethiopia. Its natural growing habitats include deep afro-montane forest, forest edges, open mountain slopes, gorges, and river banks. As with many other tree species, Halleria lucida grows tall and slender when it grows in shady habitats such as deep forest. When grown in open areas, it develops into a smaller, shrub-like tree instead.
