Melastomataceae
Camasey de costilla
Miconia impetiolaris
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Genus
- Miconia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 大叶绢木, 大葉絹木, 大叶野牡丹
- English
- Camasey de costilla
Synonyms
- Acinodendron impetiolare (Sw.) Kuntze
- Melastoma impetiolare Sw.
- Melastoma macrophylla Desr.
- Tamonea impetiolaris (Sw.) O.F.Cook & G.N.Collins
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, 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.