Melastomataceae FAMILY
Miconia amazonica
Miconia amazonica
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Miconia amazonica is a tree with a spreading crown; it can grow up to 9 metres tall. The slender, cylindrical bole is usually bent; it can be free of branches for up to threequarters of its height[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Guyana; C. America - Costa Rica.
HabitatForests, where it is found among low trees and shrubs in the more open, secondary formations, usually in sandy loams; at elevations from 180 - 420 metres[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ].