Miconia chamissois

Naudin

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Miconia chamissois
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit are eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a subtropical plant.

Bolivia, Brazil, South America,

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

How to Identify

A subtropical shrub growing 1-3 m tall and 2 m wide, producing small round fruit approximately 7 mm across.

Names & Synonyms

Sabiazeira

Miconia langlassei Standl.Miconia panamensis Gleason
References (3)
  • Bortolotto, I. M., et al, 2018, Lista preliminar das plantas alimenticias nativas de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Iheringia, Serie Botanica, Porto Alegre, 73 (supl.):101-116
  • Peres, M. K., 2011, Diasporos do Cerrado Atrativos para Fauna: Chave Interativa Caracterizacao Visual e Relacoes Ecologicas. Masters thesis. Universidade de Brasilia.
  • www.colecionandofrutas.org

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