Miconia tomentosa
Also known as: Acinodendron amplexans (Crueg.) Kuntze +14 more
- Acinodendron amplexans (Crueg.) Kuntze
- Acinodendron tomentosum (Rich.) Kuntze
- Diplochita tomentosa (Rich.) Griseb.
- Jucunda tomentosa (Rich.) Benth.
- Melastoma megalophyllum Mart.
- Melastoma megalophyllum Mart. ex DC.
- Melastoma tomentosa Rich.
- Miconia amplexans (Crueg.) Cogn.
- Miconia amplexans Crueg.
- Miconia tomentosa (Rich.) D.Don ex DC.
- Miconia tomentosa var. ovata Cogn.
- Miconia umbrifera Naudin
- Pogonorhynchus amplexans Crueg.
- Pogonorhynchus sessilifolius Crueg.
- Tamonea tomentosa (Rich.) Krasser
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Melastomataceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Miconia tomentosa is a tree belonging to the Melastomataceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. The genus Miconia is notably large, comprising more than 1850 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, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela