Miconia klugii
Gleason
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Description
A tropical shrub in the Melastomataceae family that produces edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Bolivia, Dominican Republic, South America, West Indies,
References (1)
- 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 535
