Miconia racemosa (Aubl.) Dc.

Camasey felpa (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Miconia

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-3 m high. The stem is 3-5 cm across. The flowers are small and whitish green. They are in groups at the ends of branches. The fruit is a purple berry with blue juice.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) 0.03 - 0.05
Mature height (meter) 2.25 - 2.75
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Environment

Old fields, tree plantations, secondary forests, roadsides, and landslides; at elevations up to 900 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in secondary vegetation and swamps.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses medicinal wood
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Miconia racemosa world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Saint Lucia, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Miconia racemosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1158780-2
WFO ID wfo-0001080550
COL ID 42P9L
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 734192
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Synonyms

Tamonea racemosa Melastoma venosum Melastoma croceum Miconia circumsecta Miconia verruculosa Miconia racemosa Melastoma racemosa Acinodendron racemosum Hartigia oblongifolia Hartigia spectabilis Miconia racemosa var. brachypoda Miconia racemosa var. lanceolata