Miconia punctata
(Desr.) D. Don ex DC.
MelastomataceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit ?
The fruit may be edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Amazon, Antilles, Belize, Bolivia, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guianas, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, South America, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, West Indies,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize, 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, Uruguay, St Vincent, Venezuela
How to Identify
A tropical shrub in the Melastomataceae family.
Names & Synonyms
Auguey, Camasey, Canelon, Canilla de mula, Ramillo
Scinodendron punctatum (Desr.) KuntzeEurychaenia punctata (Desr.) Griseb.Melastoma punctatum Desr.Miconia discolor Macfad.Miconia habrolepis Standl.and others
References (2)
- Kew Plants of the World On line
- 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
