Miconia liebmannii
Cogn.
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 at higher elevations. It grows between 1,600-3,200 m above sea level.
Central America, Mexico, North America,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A tropical shrub with dark purple fruit, growing at higher elevations between 1,600-3,200 m above sea level.
How to Grow
A plant of higher elevations in the tropics, where it is found from around 1,600 - 3,200 metres.
Other Uses
The wood is used for fuel.
References (3)
- Fern, K., 2012, Tropical Species Database http://theferns.info/tropical/
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 537
- Uphof, J. C. Th., 1959, Dictionary of Economic Plants.
