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Melastomataceae

Miconia alata (Aubl.) DC.

Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Miconia

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Miconia alata: Miconia alata, Manaus - AM, Brasil, 2025-10-05 (iNaturalist).
Photo: Arthur ๐Ÿ•ท Bitar ๐ŸŒ Marinho ๐Ÿฆˆ Colares ๐Ÿ›, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Acinodendron alatum (Aubl.) Kuntze
  • Clidemia alata (Aubl.) G.Don ex Loudon
  • Melastoma alata Aubl.
  • Miconia alata var. amazonica Schrank ex DC.
  • Miconia pterophora Miq.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.