Miconia strigillosa
(Sw.) Judd & Ionta
Strigulose Clidemia
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Description
A shrub. The branches are almost 4 sided and are hairy. The leaves are oblong and taper to the tip. There are teeth along the edge. They are hairy above and have a grey coating underneath. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves with 3-4 flowers on a flower branch. They fruit are roundish berries with 5 cells and they are hairy.
Edible Uses
The fruit are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Belize, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, South America, Suriname, Venezuela, West Indies,
Synonyms
References (3)
- Don, G., A General History of the Dichlamydeus Plants: Calyciflorae (As Clidemia strigillosa)
- Kew Plants of the World On line
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 213 (As Clidemia umbonata)
