| Miconia lacera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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]
Melastomataceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species. Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs, shrubs, or small trees.
Miconia is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name honours Catalan physician and botanist Francesc Micó. Some species are known by the common name johnnyberry.
Miconia calvescens, the velvet tree, miconia, or bush currant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to Mexico and Central and South America and it has become one of the world's most invasive species.
Miconia alpina is a species of tree in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Peru and considered a vulnerable species by the IUCN.
Miconia bailloniana is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Peru & Bolivia.
Miconia castrensis is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
Miconia lugonis is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Miconia macbrydeana is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Miconia nasella is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Miconia sodiroi is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Miconia vesca is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Miconia vesca is considered an endangered species due to habitat destruction.
Ossaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are about 90 species distributed from Mexico to South America and the Caribbean.
Antiblemma leucocyma is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1926. It is native to Brazil. It has been studied as a potential biological control agent for Miconia calvescens, an invasive tree considered one of the greatest threats to natural ecosystems of Hawaii and other Pacific islands.
Graffenrieda is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are about 44 species. Most occur in South America. A few are distributed in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
Miconia albicans is a species of shrub in the family Melastomataceae. It is known as "canela de velho" in Brazilian Portuguese. It is native to North and South America.
Miconia fallax is a species of shrub in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to South America.
Miconia theaezans is a species of shrub or tree in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to South America.
Miconia salicifolia is a species of shrub in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to South America.
Miconia ciliata is a species of shrub in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to North and South America.
Miconia macrothyrsa is a species of shrub in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to South America.