Melastomataceae FAMILY

Miconia centronioides

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Miconia centronioides is an evergreen tree; it can grow from 5 - 15 metres tall. The bole is free of branches for up to half its height[ 333 Title Tree Species of Panama Publication Author Website http://ctfs.arnarb.harvard.edu/webatlas/mainframe.php?order=s Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Factsheets on all the tree and shrub species of Panama, giving identification guide, brief guide to the species and some uses. A vast, but rather incomplete work as of 15/07/09. ]. The wood is used locally for fuel.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Ecuador, Colombia; C. America - Panama.

HabitatHumid forests in both dense, primary forest and in the more open, secondary formations; also in cloud forests; at low to medium elevations.