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Melastomataceae

Miconia mayeta (D.Don) Michelang.

Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Miconia

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Miconia mayeta: Native to northern South America. Photo from near Tabatinga, western Brazil.
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Maieta dispar Miq.
  • Maieta guianensis Aubl.
  • Maieta guianensis var. leticiana Whiffin
  • Maieta guianensis var. peruviana Ule
  • Maieta hispida Rusby
  • Maieta hypophysca DC.
  • Melastoma maieta Desr.
  • Melastoma majeta Schrank & Mart. ex DC.
  • Myrmidone peruviana Cogn.
  • Tococa mayeta D.Don

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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.