Miconia prasina

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Miconia prasina
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Leaves and inflorescences
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Miconia
Species:
M. prasina
Binomial name
Miconia prasina
(Sw.) DC.

Miconia prasina is a species of tree in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and South America. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Miconia prasina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T144280609A149012748. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T144280609A149012748.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 407. ISBN   9780123969545.