Miconia trichocalyx
(Pittier) Michelang. & Judd
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 in secondary forests. It grows in seasonally wet or swampy areas. It grows up to 1,000 m above sea level.
Amazon, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guianas, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A shrub. It grows about 3 m high. The fruit are pink but turn bright blue as they ripen. The fruit grow on the trunks and branches. The fruit are round and 1.5 cm across.
Production
Shrubs start to fruit when 50 cm high.
Names & Synonyms
Abawe, Chinchak, Dikadomowe, Gomekenean, Jeen tape chi, Matapasto, Noiwi, Paban pi'chi richi, Sik
Clidemia septuplinervia Cogn.Miconia septuplinervia (Cogn.) Judd. & IontaOssaea trichocalyx Pittier
References (4)
- Kew Plants of the World Online
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia. (As Clidemia septiplinervia)
- Smith, N., et al, 2007, Amazon River Fruits. Flavors for Conservation. Missouri Botanical Gardens Press. p 174 (As Clidemia septiplinervia)
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 424 (As Clidemia septiplinervia)
