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Melastomataceae

Miconia lacera (Bonpl.) Naudin

Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Miconia

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Miconia lacera: Found through much of the Neotropics. Photo from Isla Solarte, northwestern Panama. In context at www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/Flora/melastomes/index.html
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Acinodendron lacerum (Bonpl.) Kuntze
  • Clidemia lacera (Bonpl.) DC.
  • Clidemia rhodolasia Beurl.
  • Melastoma lacerum Bonpl.
  • Miconia villosissima Crueg.

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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.