Miconia phaeochaeta
Wurdack
Dark brown maya
Melastomataceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tree in the Melastomataceae family endemic to Ecuador, found in subtropical to tropical moist lowland and montane forests.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America,
Also Known As
Ewegui, Susu
References (3)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 407
- 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.
