Melastomataceae FAMILY

Miconia dolichorrhyncha

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Miconia dolichorrhyncha is a shrub or a tree with a spreading crown; it usually grows 5 - 12 metres tall, occasionally to 18 metres. The straight and reasonably cylindrical bole sometimes branches from near the ground, with other specimens free of branches for up to half of their height; it can be 30cm or more in diameter[ 369 Title Flora of Costa Rica Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago Year 1938 ISBN Description Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet. , 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 as a source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica; Caribbean - Trinidad and Tobago.

HabitatForests, usually in areas that are not subject to periodic inundation; at elevations around 120 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. ].