Miconia tococoronata
Michelang.
Crowned tococa bush
MelastomataceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A tropical tree in the Melastomataceae family, the crowned tococa bush produces edible fruit.
Names & Synonyms
Ewenewe, Rifarillo
Tococa castrata NaudinTococa coronata Benth.Tococa egensis NaudinTococa glandulosa GleasonTococa longisepala Cogn.Tococa setifera Pilg.Tococa subnuda Benth.Tococa traillii Cogn.Tococa truncata Benth.
References (2)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 666 (As Tococa coronata)
- Kew Plants of the World Online
