Miconia fallax Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Miconia

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 1 m tall. The fruit are yellow and turn red to black as they ripen. They are 9 cm across. They are edible.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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It is a tropical plant. It has been recorded at 1,100 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Edible fruits
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Images

Miconia fallax unspecified picture

Distribution

Miconia fallax world distribution map, present in Brazil, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:572462-1
WFO ID wfo-0001080816
COL ID 42N9Q
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Miconia fallax Acinodendron fallax