Miconia ciliata (Rich.) DC.
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Filed As
Melastomataceae
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Collector(s)
R. Arvigo 346 with P. Cocom, R. Cocom, H. Robinson & G. Shropshire, 26 Mar 1990
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Location
Belize. Belize. Northern Highway, mile marker 13.5.
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Habitat
Growing along roadside in a swamp. Rare.
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Description
Shrub to 2.5m; semi-woody; stems red; leaves waxy; flowers purple; fruit baccate, green, maturing dark blue.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 87065
Occurrence ID: 82f85d0e-4b97-47c0-9e0e-4f176eab6ae0
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Related Publications
[Book] Balick, Michael J. & Arvigo, Rosita. 2015. Messages from the gods: a guide to the useful plants of Belize. xii + 539 pp.
Notes: p. 383 -
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Myrtales
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Family
Melastomataceae
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All Determinations
Miconia ciliata (Rich.) DC. det J. J. Wurdack, 1991
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Region
Central America
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Country
Belize
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State/Province
Belize
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Locality
Northern Highway, mile marker 13.5
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Coordinates
17.6, -88.33
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Distribution
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Miconia ciliata (Rich.) DC.