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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Miconia tomentosa (Rich.) D.Don ex DC.

Melastomataceae

SE North America (Central America, Cuba) South America (tropics)

S[M]

[hyg]

dr fd

Diplochita tomentosa (Rich.) Griseb. Jucunda tomentosa (Rich.) Benth. Melastoma tomentosa Rich. Miconia amplexans (Crueg.) Cogn. Miconia umbrifera Naudin Miconia undecinervia Cogn. Pogonorhynchus amplexans Crueg. Pogonorhynchus sessilifolius Crueg. Tamonea tomentosa Krasser

tomentose maya; big chigger nuts (Belize)

miconia tomenteux

hocotsemo (Bolivia); pichirina (Peru)

bladdermispel, kleine mispel (Suriname); oluka (kuna, Panama); waraia (arawak, Suriname)

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Latin name	Miconia tomentosa (Rich.) D.Don ex DC.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Central America, Cuba) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage
Ecology	[hyg]
Use	dr fd
Synonym	Diplochita tomentosa (Rich.) Griseb. Jucunda tomentosa (Rich.) Benth. Melastoma tomentosa Rich. Miconia amplexans (Crueg.) Cogn. Miconia umbrifera Naudin Miconia undecinervia Cogn. Pogonorhynchus amplexans Crueg. Pogonorhynchus sessilifolius Crueg. Tamonea tomentosa Krasser
English name	tomentose maya; big chigger nuts (Belize)
French name	miconia tomenteux
Spanish name	hocotsemo (Bolivia); pichirina (Peru)
Other name	bladdermispel, kleine mispel (Suriname); oluka (kuna, Panama); waraia (arawak, Suriname)
Trade name