Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Myrtales (80)
Family: Melastomataceae (17)(family description)
Genus: Miconia (2)
Epithet: holosericea (L.) DC. (1)
Synonyms: Acinodendron holosericeum (L.) Kuntze, Acinodendron holosericum (L.) Kuntze, Acinodendron mucronatum (Desr.) Kuntze, Diplochita bracteata DC., Diplochita mucronata (Desr.) DC., Diplochita swartziana Benth., Melastoma bracteatum Mart. & Schrank, Melastoma holosericeum L., Melastoma mucronatum Desr., Miconia holosericea (L.) Triana, Miconia mucronata (Desr.) Naudin, Pleroma holosericea (L.) D.Don, Sericola brachiata Raf., Tamonea holosericea (L.) Krasser
bracteata => having prominent bracts
bracteatum => having prominent bracts
holosericea => entirely silky to the touch (sericea = silky)
mucronata => terminating, an organ with a straight, stiff and sharp point
mucronatum => with a very short, hard, pointed tip