Melastomataceae FAMILY

Miconia doniana

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Miconia donaeana is a tree with a rounded crown; it can grow 3 - 9 metres tall. The cylindrical, mainly straight, slender bole can be free of branches for two-thirds 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 as a fuel.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Peru, Venezuela; C. America - Panama to Guatemala.

HabitatDense forests in upland areas at elevations around 1,000 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. ].