Spurred maya
Miconia centrodesma

Family: Melastomataceae

What it is like

A tree.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Andes, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South America, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Gonai, Payachic mayo, Payachik muyu, Uriamba

Synonyms

Acinodendron centrodesmum (Naudin) Kuntze; Clidemia martii Naudin; Miconia buchtienii Cogn.; Miconia centrandra Ule; Miconia subtriloba Gleason; Miconia sylvestris Gleason; Oxymeris ciliata Mart.;