Miconia ceramicarpa (Dc.) Cogn.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Miconia

Characteristics

A shrub. The stems are red. The leaves are covered with soft red hairs. There are teeth along the edges. Young leaves are red. The flowers are white. The fruit is a red berry that turns blue and spongy when ripe.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in secondary forests and abandoned fields.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

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Edible fruits
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Images

Miconia ceramicarpa unspecified picture

Distribution

Miconia ceramicarpa world distribution map, present in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Miconia ceramicarpa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:158875-2
WFO ID wfo-0001078822
COL ID 42MX6
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INPN ID 734158
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Synonyms

Melastoma violaceum Tamonea ceramicarpa Melastoma ceramicarpum Miconia ceramicarpa Clidemia coccinea Clidemia violacea Miconia erythropila Miconia iodopila Acinodendron ceramicarpum Clidemia ceramicarpa Miconia ceramicarpa var. candolleana Miconia ceramicarpa var. violacea Miconia leschenaultiana Miconia ceramicarpa var. ceramicarpa Miconia ceramicarpa var. navioensis Miconia spondylantha var. leschenaultiana Miconia ceramicarpa var. crozierae