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Melastomataceae

Miconia dentata (D.Don) Michelang.

Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Miconia

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Miconia dentata: Widespread in the Neotropics, reportedly with edible berries. Photo from Omaere Ethnobotanical Garden, Puyo, Ecuador.
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Clidemia brachystephana Triana
  • Clidemia brachystephana var. longidentata Cogn.
  • Clidemia dentata D.Don
  • Clidemia leptoclades Crueg.
  • Melastoma dentatum Pav. ex DC.
  • Staphidium brachystephanum Naudin
  • Staphidium pauciflorum var. alboroseum Naudin

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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.