Melastomataceae FAMILY

Miconia racemosa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Miconia racemosa is an evergreen shrub or small tree; it can grow 2 - 3 metres tall. The stem is around 3 - 5cm in diameter, the plant often producing several stems from the root crown[ 692 Title Wildland Shrubs of the United States and its Territories: Thamnic Descriptions Publication Author Francis J.K. (Editor) Website http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/wildland_shrubs.htm Publisher USDA; Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestr Year 2000 ISBN Description An excellent series of papers, in PDF format, from various authors giving quite detailed information on a range of shrubs growing in the United States and its Territories. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama; Caribbean - Trinidad to Jamaica.

HabitatOld fields, tree plantations, secondary forests, roadsides, and landslides; at elevations up to 900 metres[ 692 Title Wildland Shrubs of the United States and its Territories: Thamnic Descriptions Publication Author Francis J.K. (Editor) Website http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/wildland_shrubs.htm Publisher USDA; Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestr Year 2000 ISBN Description An excellent series of papers, in PDF format, from various authors giving quite detailed information on a range of shrubs growing in the United States and its Territories. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].