Melastomataceae FAMILY

Miconia ligustroides

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Miconia ligustroides is a semideciduous shrub or small tree with a low, rounded crown; it can grow up to 5 metres tall. The short, cylindrical bole can be 15 - 25cm in diameter[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. The tree yields a low quality wood, but is sometimes harvested for local use. It can be used as a pioneer when restoring native woodland.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - southern, eastern, central and northern Brazil.

HabitatAtlantic rainforest and semideciduous forests at higher elevations, mainly in the more open and secondary growth areas, favouring well-drained soils[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].