Miconia longispicata

Triana

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

We have no specific information for this species, but the small, blue, purple or black fruits of many, if not all, species in this genus is edible.

It is a tropical plant.

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, South America, Venezuela,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

A tropical shrub in the Melastomataceae family.

A cold water infusion, or decoction, of the leaves is used as a wash to treat fever and headache.

Names & Synonyms

Acinodendron longispicatum (Triana) KuntzeAcinodendron longipedunculatum (Cogn.) KuntzeMiconia longipedunculata Cogn.

References (2)

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 535
Kew Plants of the World On line