Tomentose maya
Miconia tomentosa

Family: Melastomataceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 13 m tall. The flowers are in groups 10-20 cm long. These are narrow and straight The fruit do not have stalks. The fruit are urn shaped berries. They are 1.1 cm long by 0.8 cm wide. They are light green but turn pink then dark blue. The pulp is edible.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in rainforest and in savanna.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Mexico, Panama, Peru, 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

Bladdermispel, Chuegihue, Hocotsemo, Kleine mispel, Mesproe, Mispel, Mullaca caspi, Oluka, Pichirina, Rifari blanco, Sakai, Wakaradan, Waraia

Synonyms

Acinodendron amplexans (Crueg.) Kuntze; Acinodendron tomentosum (Rich.) Kuntze; Diplochita tomentosa (Rich.) Griseb.; Jucunda tomentosa (Rich.) Benth.; Melastoma tomentosum Rich.; Miconia amplexans (Crueg.) Cogn.; Miconia symplectocaulos Pilg.; Miconia umbrifera Naudin; Miconia undecinervia Cogn.; Pogonorhynchus amplexans Crueg.; Pogonorhynchus sessilifolius Crueg.; Tamonea tomentosa Krasser;