Miconia desmantha
Benth.
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Description
A tropical shrub in the Melastomataceae family.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Belize, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad-Tobago, South America, Venezuela,
Synonyms
Acinodendron bourgaeanum (Cogn.) KuntzeAcinodendron carioanum (Cogn.) KuntzeAcinodendron desmanthum (Benth.) KuntzeMiconia bourgeana Cogn.Miconia carioana Cogn.
References (3)
- 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 536
- Kew Plants of the World On line
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
