Miconia lacera

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Miconia lacera
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Miconia
Species:
M. lacera
Binomial name
Miconia lacera
(Bonpl.) Naudin

Miconia lacera is a species of shrub in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to North and South America. [1] [2]

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References

  1. GOLDENBERG, RENATO; ALMEDA, FRANK; CADDAH, MAYARA K.; MARTINS, ANGELA B.; MEIRELLES, JULIA; MICHELANGELI, FABIAN A.; WEISS, MARKUS (2013). "Nomenclator botanicus for the neotropical genus Miconia (Melastomataceae: Miconieae)". Phytotaxa. 106 (1): 1. doi: 10.11646/phytotaxa.106.1.1 . ISSN   1179-3163.
  2. STRI. "Miconia lacera". biogeodb.stri.si.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-09.