Miconia latifolia
(D. Don) Naudin
Broad leaf maya
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Description
A tropical tree in the Melastomataceae family with broad leaves.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Andes, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
Synonyms
Acinodendron andinum (Naudin) KuntzeAcinodendron epiphyticum (Cogn.) KuntzeAcinodendron latifolium (D.Don) KuntzeChiloporus andinus NaudinCremanium latifolium D.DonMiconia andina NaudinMiconia andina (Naudin) NaudinMiconia epiphytica Cogn.
Also Known As
Anyumu chinchak, Kullka, Yamuchuchu
References (4)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 403
- 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.
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 429
