Melastomataceae
Auquey
Miconia punctata
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Genus
- Miconia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Auquey
Synonyms
- Acinodendron punctatum (Desr.) Kuntze
- Eurychaenia punctata var. latifolia Griseb.
- Melastoma punctatum Desr.
- Miconia discolor Macfad.
- Miconia habrolepis Standl.
- Miconia lepidota var. grandifolia Cogn.
- Miconia punctata var. brevifolia Cogn.
- Miconia punctata var. latifolia Cogn.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Eduardo Chacón Madrigal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.