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Melastomataceae

Camasey cuatrocanales

Miconia mirabilis (Aubl.) L.O.Williams

Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Miconia

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Camasey cuatrocanales: Miconia mirabilis, in the El Yunque National Forest, eastern Puerto Rico.
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Camasey cuatrocanales

Synonyms

  • Abrophaes mirabilis (Aubl.) Raf.
  • Acinodendron floridum (DC.) Kuntze
  • Acinodendron guianense (Aubl.) Kuntze
  • Chitonia fothergilla (Aubl.) D.Don
  • Diplochita florida DC.
  • Diplochita fothergilla DC.
  • Diplochita rosea Macfad.
  • Fothergilla mirabilis Aubl.
  • Melastoma compressum Vahl
  • Melastoma fothergilla Desr.
  • Miconia florida (DC.) Naudin
  • Miconia fothergilla Naudin
  • Miconia guianensis (Aubl.) Cogn.
  • Miconia guianensis var. ovalis Cogn.
  • Miconia guianensis var. vulgaris Cogn.
  • Tamonea fothergilla O.F.Cook & G.N.Collins
  • Tamonea guianensis Aubl.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

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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.