Miconia mayeta
(D. Don) Michelang.
Maiet de la Guyane
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Description
A tropical shrub in the Melastomataceae family.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Peru, South America*, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela,
Synonyms
Maieta dispar Miq.Maieta guianensis Aubl.Melastoma maieta Desr.Tococa mayeta D. Donand others
Also Known As
Dikadomowe, Ebengimo, Emewimo, Palo de majina, Pishku mikuna muyu yura, Putus panka, Shallipu, Shikshi panka, Walli lumpa
References (8)
- Fouqué, A., 1972, Espèces fruitières d'Amérique tropicale. Institut français de recherches fruitierès outre-mer (As Maieta guianensis)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 397 (As Maieta guianensis)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 509 (As Maieta guianensis)
- Kew Plants of the World On line
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 42 (As Maieta guianensis)
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- Martin, F.W., C.W. Campbell and R.M. Ruberté. 1987. Perennial edible fruits of the tropics - An inventory. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Agriculture Handbook No. 642. Washington, D.C., USA. (As Maieta guianensis)
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia. (As Maieta guianensis)
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 426 (As Maieta guianensis)
