Melastomataceae
Miconia

Miconia macrothyrsa Benth.

First published in J. Bot. (Hooker) 2: 312 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Trinidad to S. Tropical America. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1965 Irwin, H.S.; Soderstrom, T.R. [6637] Brazil K000833096 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [21386] Brazil K000833094 Yes
Anderson, W.R.; Kalin Arroyo, M.T.; Hill, S.R.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R. [7292] Brazil K000833105 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Souza, R. [10654] Brazil K000833101 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Barroso, G.M. [11329] Brazil K000833099 Yes
Zappi, D.C.; Silva, D.R. [3298] Brazil K001625276 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [21387] Brazil K000833095 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Maxwell, H.; Wasshausen, D.C. [18943] Brazil K000833103 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Souza, R. [10654] Brazil K000833100 Yes
Claussen [s.n.] Brazil K000833088 Yes
Gardner, G. [3165] Brazil K000837075 Yes
Kirkbride, J.H. [4910] Brazil K000833104 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Maxwell, H. [21197] Brazil K000833097 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [13837] Brazil K000833089 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Onishi, E.; Fonsêca, S.F., da; Souza, R.; Reis dos Santos, R.; Ramos, J. [25090] Brazil K000833090 Yes
Assis, V. [17] Brazil K000833085 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [4996/6644] Brazil K000833087 Yes
Burchell [6644] Brazil K001078016 Yes
Silva, N.T. [57745] Brazil K000833098 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [689/1056B] Guyana K000536028 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [1200] Brazil K000833093 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Steward, J.R.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [9280] Brazil K000833091 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [398] Guyana K000536027 Unknown Type Material Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Reis dos Santos, R.; Souza, R.; Fonseca, S.F. [23740] Brazil K000833102 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [19333] Brazil K000833092 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [19333] Brazil K000833086 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0