Miconia ledifolia
(DC.) Naudin
Sierra
Melastomataceae Edible: Fruit
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Summary
Source: WikipediaMiconia ledifolia is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
Description
A shrub in the Melastomataceae family found in the humid eastern Andes at 3,000–3,500 m elevation in tropical regions.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the humid eastern Andes between 3,000-3,500 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Ecuador*, South America,
References (3)
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 429
- Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603
- Van den Eynden, V., 2004, Use and Management of edible non-crop plants in southern Ecuador. Ph. D. dissertation Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Belgium, 246pp
