Miconia ligustroides Naudin

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Miconia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Atlantic rainforest and semideciduous forests at higher elevations, mainly in the more open and secondary growth areas, favouring well-drained soils.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses 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

Leaf

Miconia ligustroides leaf picture by Justo Fernanda (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Miconia ligustroides world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Miconia ligustroides threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:572683-1
WFO ID wfo-0001253773
COL ID 42NPB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Tamonea ligustroides Melastoma densifrons Melastoma ligustrinum Melastoma repandulum Melastoma nitens Acinodendron ligustroides Cremanium ligustroides Miconia ligustroides Miconia ligustroides var. cordifolia