Melastomataceae
Peralejo
Miconia rubiginosa
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Genus
- Miconia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Peralejo
Synonyms
- Acinodendron rubiginosum (Bonpl.) Kuntze
- Cremanium caraccasanum Triana
- Melastoma astrolasion Spreng.
- Melastoma cupreum Sm.
- Melastoma rubiginosum Bonpl.
- Miconia astrolasia DC.
- Miconia rubiginosa var. cinerea Cogn.
- Miconia rubiginosa var. glabrior Cogn.
- Miconia rubiginosa var. platyura Naudin
- Miconia rubiginosa var. rufa Huber
- Tamonea rubiginosa (Bonpl.) Krasser
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.