Miconia tococoidea

(DC.) Michelang.

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is edible.

It is a tropical plant.

Belize, Central America, Colombia, Panama, Peru, South America, Venezuela,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Uruguay, Venezuela

A tropical tree in the Melastomataceae family.

Names & Synonyms

Calophysa tococoidea DC.Clidemia tococoidea (DC.) GleasonMaieta tococoidea (DC.) Cogn.Maieta tococoidea var. watsonii Cogn.

References (3)

Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 140 (As Clidemia tococoidea)
Kew Plants of the World On line
Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia. (As Clidemia tococoidea)