Melastomataceae
Saquiyac
Miconia affinis
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Genus
- Miconia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Saquiyac
Synonyms
- Acinodendron beurlingii (Triana) Kuntze
- Acinodendron cecidophorum (Naudin) Kuntze
- Acinodendron microcarpum (DC.) Kuntze
- Acinodendron planinerve (Naudin) Kuntze
- Miconia beurlingii Triana
- Miconia cayumbensis Gleason
- Miconia cecidophora Naudin
- Miconia microcarpa DC.
- Miconia planinervia Naudin
- Miconia pusilliflora Beurl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Eduardo Chacón-Madrigal, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.