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Melastomataceae

Camasey felpa

Miconia racemosa (Aubl.) DC.

Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Miconia

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Camasey felpa: Melastoma racemosa Aubl. (= Miconia racemosa (Aubl.) DC. ) - herbier collecté par Aublet en Guyane, conservé au British Museum BM000645274
Photo: British Museum - Natural History Museum's Biodiversity Informatics Group., CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
螺枝絹木, 螺枝绢木
English
Camasey felpa

Synonyms

  • Acinodendron racemosum (Aubl.) Kuntze
  • Hartigia oblongifolia Miq.
  • Hartigia spectabilis Miq.
  • Melastoma croceum Spreng.
  • Melastoma racemosa Aubl.
  • Melastoma venosum Sessé & Moc.
  • Miconia brachypoda DC.
  • Miconia ciliata Benth.
  • Miconia circumsecta Macfad.
  • Miconia racemosa var. brachypoda Cogn.
  • Miconia racemosa var. lanceolata Naudin
  • Miconia serrulata Macfad. ex Griseb.
  • Miconia verruculosa Steud. ex Triana
  • Miconia verticillata Macfad.
  • Tamonea racemosa (Aubl.) O.F.Cook & G.N.Collins

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native

Photos

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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.