Miconia ligustrina

(Sm.) Triana

Melastomataceae

+ Synonyms

Acinodendron ligustrinum (Sm.) Kuntze

Auliphas ligustrina (Sm.) Raf.

Melastoma ligustrinum Sm.

Miconia rhamnoidea Naudin

Common Name:

Drawing of the flowering branch
Photograph by: Mutis, J.C., Drawings of the Royal Botanical Expedition to the new Kingdom of Granada, t. 2615 (1783-1816)

General Information

Miconia ligustrina is a shrub or a tree.
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

S. America - Ecuador, Colombia.

Habitat

Not known

Properties

Edibility Rating
Habit	Shrub
Height	0.00 m
Pollinators	Insects
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[

335

Title: Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics : an Inventory
Publication
Author: Martin, F. W.; Campbell, C. W.; Rubertbe, R. M.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
Year: 1987
ISBN
Description: A booklet giving terse details of almost 300 species of edible fruits, plus regional lists of Botanical and Common names for over 2,500 less well-known edible fruits of the tropics.

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-05-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Miconia+ligustrina>

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