Ossaea micrantha
(Sw.) Macfed. ex Cogn.
Smallflower ossaea
MelastomataceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows between 10-2,100 m above sea level.
Andes, Belize, Bolivia, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Greater Antilles, Guatemala, Guiana, Haiti, Hispaniola, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, North America, Panama, Peru, South America, Venezuela, West Indies,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Uruguay, St Vincent, Venezuela
How to Identify
A tropical tree in the Melastomataceae family that produces small berries. It grows across a wide elevation range from 10 to 2,100 meters above sea level.
Names & Synonyms
Ataja sangre, Chide pi'chi richi, Isah tape, I'shan ta'pe, Pichi ri chide, Tajasanene, Yuturi caspi
Melastoma micranthum Sw.Octopleura micrantha (Sw.) Griseb.Ossaea caudata Cogn.Ossaea tetragona Cogn.Sagraea neurocarpa Naudin
References (5)
- Barfod, A. S. & Kvist, L. P., 1996, Comparative Ethnobotanical Studies of the Amerindian Groups in Coastal Ecuador. The Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. p 78
- Grandtner, M. M., 2008, World Dictionary of Trees. Wood and Forest Science Department. Laval University, Quebec, Qc Canada. (Internet database http://www.wdt.qc.ca)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 465
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 433
