Miconia ceramicarpa
(DC.) Cogn.
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Description
A shrub. The stems are red. The leaves are covered with soft red hairs. There are teeth along the edges. Young leaves are red. The flowers are white. The fruit is a red berry that turns blue and spongy when ripe.
Edible Uses
The ripe blue berries are eaten, particularly by children, in secondary forests and abandoned fields where the plant grows.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in secondary forests and abandoned fields.
Where It Grows
America, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
Other Information
The fruit are eaten especially by children.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Karimanbari, Tonoro wokuru, Waraia
References (1)
- van Andel, T., 2000, Useful plants of Guyana. Non-timber forest products of the North-West District of Guyana. Part 2. A Field Guide. Tropenbos-Guyana Programme. p 289
