| Miconia fallax | |
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| Leaves and inflorescence | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Miconia |
| Species: | M. fallax |
| Binomial name | |
| Miconia fallax DC. | |
Miconia fallax is a species of shrub [1] in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to South America. [2]
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