Miconia affinis Dc.

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Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Miconia

Characteristics

A small tree. The leaves are large and narrow and pointed at both ends. There are 5 parallel veins from the base.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.05 - 9.15
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests and at the edge. It grows in wet and moist zones.
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Wet or very humid forests at low to medium elevations.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Miconia affinis habit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Leaf

Miconia affinis leaf picture by Obando Soto (cc-by-sa)
Miconia affinis leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Miconia affinis leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Miconia affinis flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Miconia affinis flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Miconia affinis flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Miconia affinis fruit picture by Obando Soto (cc-by-sa)
Miconia affinis fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Miconia affinis world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Miconia affinis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:158685-2
WFO ID wfo-0001078808
COL ID 42MKW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 734146
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Miconia planinervia Miconia cayumbensis Miconia beurlingii Acinodendron beurlingii Acinodendron cecidophorum Acinodendron microcarpum Acinodendron planinerve Miconia microcarpa Miconia cecidophora Miconia affinis