Bird food tree
Miconia ruficalyx

Family: Melastomataceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 20 m tall. The trunk is 20 cm across. The leaves have a red-brown coating. The flowers are white and in small groups. The fruit is a purple berry. It is 10 mm long by 8 mm wide. The seeds are hard and brown and angular.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in secondary forest. It grows by river banks.

Countries/locations it is found in

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Suriname, Venezuela

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Sakusaku, Sikararia, Tonoro wokuru, Tonoropio, Wakaradan

Synonyms

Copedesma nitens Gleason;