Leaves; Botanical Garden, Brasilia, DF, Brazil; 4/2005 © Sonja Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Botanical Garden, Brasilia, DF, Brazil; 3/2012 © Jörn Germer
Bark; Botanical Garden, Brasilia, DF, Brazil; 3/2012 © Jörn Germer
Bark; Botanical Garden, Brasilia, DF, Brazil; 4/2005 © Sonja Germer
Habit; Botanical Garden, Brasilia, DF, Brazil; 4/2005 © Sonja Germer
Habit; Botanical Garden, Brasilia, DF, Brazil; 3/2012 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 143 Date of entry: 16.11.2005 Last update: 11.01.2020
Portuguese: Laurestine, Pixirica
Kingdom: Plantae (2653)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2566)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2162)
Order: Myrtales (76)
Family: Melastomataceae (16)(family description)
Genus: Miconia (1)
Epithet: ferruginata DC. (1)
ferruginata => rust-colored
Climate: tropical
Habitat: xerophytic
Habit: tree
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