Miconia leptopus
(Triana ex Triana) Michelang. & R. Goldenb.
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Description
A small tropical shrub in the Melastomataceae family with edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, South America,
Synonyms
Clidemia capillaris D. DonClidemia leptopus Mart. ex TrianaOssaea capillaris Cogn.Ossaea leptopus Triana
Also Known As
Mullaquilla
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 595 (As Ossaea capillaris)
