Miconia impetiolaris
Miconia impetiolaris
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A plant of the moist tropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 600 metres. It grows in areas where the mean annual rainfall is within the range 1,500 - 3,000mm[1]. Grows best in a sunny position, requiring at least partial sunlight in order to flower and fruit and tolerating forest shade, but not fruiting, if the forest is fairly open[1]. Although a wide variety of soils are tolerated, the species is most frequent on well drained to somewhat poorly drained, neutral to strongly acid clays and clay loams, often with the A horizons absent or partially gone because of erosion[1]. Excessively drained soils are not colonized[1]. A relatively slow-growing tree, with annual increase of height when young around 25 - 50cm[1]. Plants live at least 10 years, and probably much longer[1]. The plant flowers and produces fruit all year round in some areas[1]. The species requires disturbance to become established[1].
Propagation
Seed - it is very small. When surface sown on we peat, 56% of the seed germinated within 13 - 23 days[1]. The seedlings are tiny and difficult to handle[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Miconia+impetiolaris>
Pollinators
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References
- [1]Wildland Shrubs of the United States and its Territories: Thamnic Descriptions — Francis J.K. (Editor) · USDA; Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestr · 2000 · http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/wildland_shrubs.htm ↩︎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.
- [2]Flora of Guatemala — Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark · 1946 - 1976 · http://www.archive.org/ ↩︎A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
- [3]Woods of Northeastern Peru — Williams L. · Field Museum Press; Chicago. · 1936 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ ↩︎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.