Melastomataceae FAMILY
Miconia longiracemosa
Miconia longiracemosa
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Miconia longiracemosa is a tree with a spreading crown; it usually grows 3.5 - 9 metres tall, occasionally to 12 metres. The cylindrical, moderately straight bole often branches from low down, though in some specimens it can be unbranched for up to 3.5 metres; it is around 30cm in diameter[ 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 tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Peru, Colombia.
HabitatBanks of streams and on the margins of dense forests, at elevations around 100 - 150 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. ].