Melastomataceae FAMILY
Miconia rubiginosa
Miconia rubiginosa
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Miconia rubiginosa is a shrub or a tree with an irregular crown; it can grow up to 8 metres tall. The bole can be straight or crooked, up to 25cm in diameter[ 551 Title A Century of Trees of Panama. Publication Author Pittier H. Mell C.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A work that was very difficult to get published according to the correspondence contained at the start!. A treatment of 100 different species with descriptions and details of uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree produces a very durable timber, though only in small dimensions. It is commonly harvested from the wild for local use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica; Caribbean - Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
HabitatWoods, bordering savannah, at low to medium elevations[ 592 Title Contributions to The Flora of Venezuela. Publication Author Steyermark J.A. Et al Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Chicago Natural History Museum; Chicago. Year 1951 - 1957 ISBN Description An excellent flora, though made at a time when botanical knowledge of the areas was still very lacking. ].