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Latin name	Miconia albicans (Sw.) Triana
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) N MW MC SC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Ecology
Use	dr fd (fruits)
Synonym	Melastoma albicans Sw. Melastoma holosericea var. acuminata Bonpl. Miconia detergibilis DC. Miconia heterochroa Miq. Miconia renggeri Steud.
English name	whitish maya; Georgia white man; pine ridge sirin (Belize); whiteback
French name	miconia blanchâtre
Spanish name	mortiño (Colombia); uvilla (Bolivia)
Other name	doifie foetoe (Suriname); shma-mu-cal (maya, Belize); wakaradan (Guyana); yax-pa-sas (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Miconia ampla Triana
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica, Jamaica, Puerto Rico) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Miconia involucrata Donn.Sm. Miconia megaphylla Gleason
English name	ample maya
French name	miconia ample
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Other name	takalawõslu (wayampi, Guyana)
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Latin name	Miconia amplinodis Umaña & Almeda
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	largenode maya
French name	miconia à grands noeuds
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Latin name	Miconia appendiculata Triana
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	appendiculate maya
French name	miconia appendiculé
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Latin name	Miconia argentea (Sw.) DC.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E [D]
Ecology	hyg->mes
Use	fr fw ma ti (railroad ties)
Synonym	Melastoma argentea Sw.
English name	silvery maya; black maya, maya, sirin, white maya p.p., white moir (Belize)
French name	miconia argenté
Spanish name	cainillo, cainillo de cerro, canillo (Panama); capirote, capirote blanco (Nicaragua); cenizo (Honduras, Mexico); cirin, cirín (Honduras); cirinón (El Salvador); cuero de vaca (Mexico); dos caras, friega platos, gorgojillo, gorgojo (Panama); hoja de lara (Mexico); jolte (Guatemala); manampú (Honduras); mancha-mancha (Panama); manzano (Mexico); Maria (Costa Rica); maya (Belize); oreja de mula, palo negro, papelillo (Panama); sabano (Mexico); Santa Maria (Costa Rica); siril (Guatemala); sirin (Guatemala, Honduras); sirín, sirín cacal (Guatemala); sirin macho (El Salvador); sirinon (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras); sirinón (Guatemala); tecalate, teshuate, testuate blanco (Mexico); tolte (Guatemala)
Other name	yagaguito (zapoteco)
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Latin name	Miconia argyrophylla DC.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NC MW South America (Venezuela, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Melastoma argyrophyllum Schrank & Mart. ex DC.
English name	silverleaf maya
French name	miconia à feuilles argentées
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Latin name	Miconia astroplocama Donn.Sm.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	fw pl ti
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Synonym	Miconia macdanielii Wurdach Sphaerogyne cinnamomea Linden Tococa neocinnamomea Buchheim & Potztal
English name	stellate maya
French name	miconia étoilé
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Latin name	Miconia barbinervis (Benth.) Triana
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW MW MC South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	[S]?
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Synonym	Clidemia barbinervis Benth. Clidemia chrysopogon Beurl. Miconia stellifera Naudin
English name	bearded maya
French name	miconia barbelé
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Latin name	Miconia biperulifera Cogn.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	twoperule maya
French name	miconia à deux écailles
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Latin name	Miconia bisulcata Urb.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	bisulcate maya
French name	miconia à deux sillons
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Latin name	Miconia borealis Gleason
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	hel? [mes]
Use	fr
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English name	boreal maya
French name	miconia boréal
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Latin name	Miconia brenesii Standl.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Brenes maya
French name	miconia de Brenes
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Latin name	Miconia bubalina (D.Don) Naudin
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize, Honduras) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Chitonia bubalina D.Don Melastoma bubalina Pav. ex D.Don Miconia belizensis Standl.
English name	cattle maya
French name	miconia des bovins
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Latin name	Miconia calvescens DC.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Panama) South America
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Cyanophyllum magnificum Groenl. Melastoma mandioccana Raddi Melastoma calvescens Schrank & Mart. ex DC. Miconia arborea Pav. ex Triana Miconia magnifica (Groenl.) Triana Miconia velutina L.Linden & Rodigas non Triana
English name	glabrescent maya
French name	miconia glabrescent
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Latin name	Miconia caudata (Bonpl.) DC.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S[M]
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Ecology	[mes]
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Synonym	Melastoma caudatum Bonpl.
English name	caudate maya
French name	miconia caudé
Spanish name	danto; lanzo (Colombia); lochajá (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Miconia centrodesma Naudin
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala to Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Coast, Andes, Amazonas; Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	spured maya
French name	miconia à aiguillons
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Latin name	Miconia centronioides Gleason
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	spurredlike maya
French name	miconia à faux-éperons
Spanish name	casposa, mora (Colombia)
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Latin name	Miconia centrosperma Almeda
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	spurseed maya
French name	miconia à éperons
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Latin name	Miconia cerasiflora Urb.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	cherryflower maya
French name	miconia à fleurs de cerisier
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Latin name	Miconia chrysophylla (Rich.) Urb.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S[M]
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Ecology	[mes]
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Synonym	Chaenopleura fulva (Rich.) Griseb. Melastoma chrysophylla Rich. Melastoma fulva Rich. ex Humb. & Bonpl. Miconia fulva (Rich. ex Humb. & Bonpl.) DC. Miconia fulva var. angustifolia Cogn. Miconia fulva var. aubletiana (Naudin) Cogn. Miconia longifolia var. aubletiana Naudin
English name	goldenleaf maya; maya, sirin (Belize)
French name	miconia à feuilles dorées
Spanish name	piraquina negra (Bolivia); tesuate (Mexico)
Other name	mispel (Suriname); serérébètre (French Guiana); niamasououi (sranan, Suriname)
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Latin name	Miconia ciliata (Rich.) DC.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	hel hyg
Use	dr fd
Synonym	Melastoma ciliatum Rich. Melastoma octandria Mill. Melastoma octandrum L.
English name	ciliate maya; maya, maya seed, sirin (Belize)
French name	miconia cilié
Spanish name	concha del tortuga (Belize)
Other name	ah-sàn, chuk-pa-sas, kak-he-a-sir', sak-he-asàr' (maya, Belize); sakwasapére bibéroe
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Latin name	Miconia cionotricha Uribe
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	hairy maya
French name	miconia velu
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Latin name	Miconia colliculosa Almeda
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	colliculate maya
French name	miconia colliculé
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Latin name	Miconia coriacea (Sw.) DC.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guadeloupe, Dominica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Melastoma coriaceum Sw.
English name	coriaceous maya
French name	miconia coriace
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Latin name	Miconia cornifolia (Desr.) Naudin
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Lesser Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel mes
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Synonym	Conostegia cornifolia Ser. ex DC. Conostegia lutescens Ser. ex DC. Melastoma cinnamomifolium Jacq. Melastoma cornifolia Desr. Melastoma pictum Vahl Miconia candolleana Naudin Miconia cinnamomifolia (Jacq.) Triana Tetrazygia cornifolia Griseb.
English name	hornedleaf maya
French name	miconia savane; bois-côtelette-savane, crécré-savane
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Latin name	Miconia corymbosa (Rich.) Judd & Skean
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Lesser Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg
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Synonym	Chaenanthera mucronata Rich. ex DC. Charianthus berteroanus Ser. ex DC. Charianthus corymbosus (Rich.) Cogn. Charianthus corymbosus var. glaberrimus (DC.) Duss. Charianthus glaberrimus DC. Melastoma berterianum Spreng. Melastoma corymbosa Rich. Melastoma martinicense C.Presl Melastoma splendens Sieber ex C.Presl
English name	corymbose charianthus
French name	charianthe noir; côtelette noire, côtelette rouge, cré-cré, crécré noir
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Latin name	Miconia cremadena Gleason
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	glandular maya
French name	miconia glanduleux
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Latin name	Miconia crocata Almeda
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	citronyellow maya
French name	miconia jaune-citron
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Latin name	Miconia cuspidatissima Pittier
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	cuspidate maya
French name	miconia cuspidé
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Latin name	Miconia desmantha Benth.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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English name	bundleflower maya
French name	miconia à fleurs fasciculées
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Other name	niwak sakiltzazmutte, sakiltzazmuttez (Mexico)
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