Miconia crocea
(Desr.) Naudin
Colquilla, Yellow maya
MelastomataceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The ripe fruit is eaten fresh or used as a spice in desserts.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows between 1,000-4,000 m above sea level.
Andes, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador*, South America,
How to Identify
A shrub. It grows between 1-5 m tall. The leaves are narrowly oval and rough. There are hairs on the veins underneath. The flowers are small and white. The fruit is a pink berry.
Names & Synonyms
Amarillo, Chukchu, Cola, Colquilla, Killu yuyu, Kullka, Yamu chukchu
Acinodendron croceum (Desr.) KuntzeCeramium croceum (Desr.) DC.Melastoma crocea Desr.Melastoma setinode Bonpl.Miconia setinodis (Bonpl.) DC.Miconia theresiae Cogn.
References (4)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 400
- Quintana, C. M., 2010, Wild Plants in the Dry Valleys Around Quito Ecuador. An Illustrated Guide. Publicationes del Harbario, QCA p 145
- 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 428
