Miconia prasina
Granadillo Bobo
Also known as: Acinodendron prasinum (Sw.) Kuntze +9 more
- Acinodendron prasinum (Sw.) Kuntze
- Acinodendron pteropodum (Benth.) Kuntze
- Conostegia parviflora DC.
- Melastoma leucanthum Sessé & Moc.
- Melastoma parviflorum Aubl.
- Melastoma prasinum Sw.
- Melastoma pulchrum Vell.
- Melastoma sepiarium Mart. ex DC.
- Miconia attenuata DC.
- Miconia attenuata var. subquintuplinervia DC.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Melastomataceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Miconia prasina (commonly known as Granadillo Bobo) is a tree belonging to the Melastomataceae family. Naturally occurring in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Miconia, which contains over 1850 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, C. American Pacific Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.