Miconia trichocalyx
(Pittier) Michelang. & Judd
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Description
A shrub. It grows about 3 m high. The fruit are pink but turn bright blue as they ripen. The fruit grow on the trunks and branches. The fruit are round and 1.5 cm across.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in secondary forests. It grows in seasonally wet or swampy areas. It grows up to 1,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guianas, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
Production
Shrubs start to fruit when 50 cm high.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Abawe, Chinchak, Dikadomowe, Gomekenean, Jeen tape chi, Matapasto, Noiwi, Paban pi'chi richi, Sik
References (4)
- Kew Plants of the World Online
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia. (As Clidemia septiplinervia)
- Smith, N., et al, 2007, Amazon River Fruits. Flavors for Conservation. Missouri Botanical Gardens Press. p 174 (As Clidemia septiplinervia)
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 424 (As Clidemia septiplinervia)
