Miconia salicifolia

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Miconia salicifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Miconia
Species:
M. salicifolia
Binomial name
Miconia salicifolia

Miconia salicifolia is a species of shrub in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to South America. [1]

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H. salicifolia may refer to:

M. salicifolia may refer to:

Salicifolia, a Latin word meaning willow-leaved, may refer to:

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<i>Miconia lacera</i> Species of plant

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References

  1. "Miconia salicifolia". www.mobot.org. Retrieved 2017-09-09.