Miconia ciliata (Rich.) DC.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia ciliata (Rich.) DC.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 346 with P. Cocom, R. Cocom, H. Robinson & G. Shropshire, 26 Mar 1990

  • Location

    Belize. Belize. Northern Highway, mile marker 13.5.

  • Habitat

    Growing along roadside in a swamp. Rare.

  • Description

    Shrub to 2.5m; semi-woody; stems red; leaves waxy; flowers purple; fruit baccate, green, maturing dark blue.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 87065

    Occurrence ID: 82f85d0e-4b97-47c0-9e0e-4f176eab6ae0

  • 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
    LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2014020343

  • Local Name

    Maya seed

  • Language
    English
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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia ciliata (Rich.) DC. det J. J. Wurdack, 1991

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Belize

  • Locality

    Northern Highway, mile marker 13.5

  • Coordinates

    17.6, -88.33

  • Distribution

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  • Level 1 Use

    FOOD/FOOD ADDITIVES/BEVERAGES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Food/Food Additives/Beverages)

  • Level 3 Use

    Comestible

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Pain

  • Level 3 Use

    Analgesic

  • Use Notes

    for headache

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