Tetrazygiopsis urbaniana

Family: Melastomataceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 50 cm tall. It forms dense clumps. The leaves are rusty coloured underneath. The flowers are white. The fruit are black and edible. They are oblong and about 1 cm long.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in open pine forest. It is recorded at 1,600 m above sea level in Haiti.

Countries/locations it is found in

Dominican Republic, Haiti, West Indies

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Pachyanthus urbanianus Cogn.; Tetrazygia urbaniana (Cogn.) Croizat ex Moscoso;