Melastomataceae FAMILY
Miconia pubipetala
Miconia pubipetala
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Miconia pubipetala is a tree with a spreading crown; it can grow around 18 metres tall. The slender, straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 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 wood is valued locally and so is often harvested from the wild.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; Caribbean - Trinidad and Tobago.
HabitatDense primary forests in areas not subject to periodic inundation; at elevations around 135 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. ].