Miconia cuspidata

Mart. ex Naudin

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

It is a tropical plant.

Bolivia, Brazil, South America,

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

A tropical tree in the Melastomataceae family with small fruit measuring about 4 mm across.

Names & Synonyms

Oxymeris cuspidata Triana

References (1)

Peres, M. K., 2011, Diasporos do Cerrado Atrativos para Fauna: Chave Interativa Caracterizacao Visual e Relacoes Ecologicas. Masters thesis. Universidade de Brasilia.