Shining maya
Miconia splendens

Family: Melastomataceae

What it is like

A tree.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant

Countries/locations it is found in

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guianas, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, South America, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, West Indies

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Rifari blanco, Rifarillo, Sangre de vaca

Synonyms

Melastoma splendens Sw.; Miconia elliptica Macfad.; Miconia obovalis Naudin; and others