WorldFloraDB - Miconia longifolia

Characteristics

A shrub or tree. It grows 13 m tall. The flowers are along stalks 5-15 cm long. These are widely branched and reddish-purple. The fruit do not has stalks. The fruit are a flattened berry. They are 0.4 cm long by 0.3 cm wide. They are green but then turn yellow, orange, red, purple then black. The pulp is edible. The seeds are an irregular, angular oval shape. They are 0.15 cm long by 0.1 cm wide. They are brown and shiny.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	tree
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
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Mature height (meter)	10.5
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Environment

Thickets and old clearings at elevations from 100-150 metres. Moist or wet, mixed forest or thickets; usually at elevations from 500-900 metres, occasionally descending to sea level.

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It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests near rivers and in secondary forests. It grows in the lowlands and up to 1,000 m above sea level.

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Usage

The fruit are eaten raw. The seeds are also eaten.

Uses	wood
Edible	fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.

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