Small fruit maya
Miconia affinis

Family: Melastomataceae

What it is like

A small tree. The leaves are large and narrow and pointed at both ends. There are 5 parallel veins from the base.

There are about 1,000 Miconia species in tropical South America.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests and at the edge. It grows in wet and moist zones.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, South America, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, West Indies

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Amandra, Arateu, Barbechero, Bimichexe, Camasey, Capricote blanco, Guayabilla, Hocotsemo, Manampu, Mullaca, Payanzo, Sirin Barbechero, Tihtureira, Waraia

Synonyms

Acinodendron affine (DC.) Kuntze; Acinodendron planinerve (Naudin) Kuntze; Miconia beurlingii Triana; Miconia cayumbensis Gleason; Miconia hyperprasina Naudin; Miconia microcarpa DC.; Miconia planinervia Naudin; Miconia pusilliflora Beurl. non (DC.) Naudin;