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Latin name	Miconia pycnoneura Urb.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
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English name	denselynerved maya; ridge Johnny berry (Puerto Rico)
French name	miconia à nervation dense
Spanish name	camasey, casey
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Latin name	Miconia pyrifolia Naudin
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama, Hispaniola) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	pearleaf maya
French name	miconia à feuilles de poirier
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Latin name	Miconia quadrangularis (Sw.) Naudin
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Melastoma quadrangulare Sw. Pleurochaenia quadrangularis (Sw.) Griseb.
English name	quadrangular maya
French name	miconia quadrangulaire
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Latin name	Miconia quadrangularis var. glandulosa Proctor
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica: Portland)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	calc
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English name	glandular quadrangular maya
French name	miconia quadrangulaire glanduleux
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Latin name	Miconia quadrangularis (Sw.) Naudin var. quadrangularis
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica: St. Andrew, Portland, St. Thomas)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	typical quadrangular maya
French name	miconia quadrangulaire typique
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Latin name	Miconia racemosa (Aubl.) DC.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	[S]
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg
Use	dr (leaves poultice: pressure sore on animals)
Synonym	Hartigia oblongifolia Miq. Hartigia spectabilis Miq. Melastoma racemosa Aubl. Melastoma venosa Sessé & Moç. Miconia brachypoda DC. Miconia racemosa var. brachypoda (DC.) Cogn. Tamonea racemosa Cook & Collins
English name	racemose maya
French name	miconia à grappes; caca poule, macrio (Haiti)
Spanish name	camasey felpa, camasey racimoso, terciopelo (Puerto Rico)
Other name	mispel (Suriname); kaka poul, makrio (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Miconia reducens Triana
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Miconia subnodosa Triana
English name	knotty maya
French name	miconia noueux
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Latin name	Miconia rubens (Sw.) Naudin
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Melastoma rubens Sw.
English name	ruddy maya
French name	miconia rougeâtre
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Latin name	Miconia rubiginosa (Bonpl.) DC.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Melastoma astrolasia Spreng. Melastoma cupreum Sm. Melastoma rubiginosa Bonpl. Miconia astrolasia (Spreng.) DC. Miconia rubiginosa var. cinerea Cogn. Miconia rubiginosa var. glabrior Cogn. Miconia rubiginosa var. platyura Naudin
English name	rubiginous maya
French name	miconia rubigineux; macrio (Haiti)
Spanish name	camasey (Puerto Rico); canillo, canillo de cerro, friega-platos (Panama); oreja de mula (Venezuela); paralejo, peralejo (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Miconia santaritensis Almeda
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	SantaRita maya
French name	miconia de Santa Rita
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Latin name	Miconia schlechtendalii Cogn.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Veracruz to Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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English name	Schlechtendal maya
French name	miconia de Schlechtendal
Spanish name	sirin (Belize)
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Latin name	Miconia schlimii Triana
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	[mes]
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English name	Schlim maya
French name	miconia de Schlim
Spanish name	quina blanca (El Salvador); siríl de shara (Guatemala); sirin (Belize); sirín, sirín blanco (Honduras)
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Latin name	Miconia schnellii Wurdack
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Schnell maya
French name	miconia de Schnell
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Latin name	Miconia serrulata (DC.) Naudin
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg xer acid
Use	fr
Synonym	Acinodendron macrophyllum (D.Don) Kuntze Chitonia macrophylla D.Don Decaraphe hostmannii Steud. Diplochita leucocephala DC. Diplochita serrulata DC. Diplochita serrulata var. latifolia DC. Melastoma strangulata Raddi Miconia belizensis Standl. Miconia boissieriana Cogn. Miconia leucocephala (DC.) Naudin Miconia macrophylla (D.Don) Triana non Steud. Miconia macrophylla Triana Miconia macrophylla var. hostmannii (Steud.) Cogn. Miconia macrophylla var. latifolia (DC.) Cogn. Miconia macrophylla var. leucocephala (DC.) Cogn. Miconia macrophylla var. serrulata (DC.) Cogn. Miconia? platyhedra Naudin Tamonea macrophylla (D.Don) Krasser Tamonea tomentosa var. auriculata Jenn.
English name	serrulate maya; white maya p.p. (Belize)
French name	miconia denticulé; macrio (Haiti)
Spanish name	ahoguey; augney, auguey (Dominican Republic); camasey (Puerto Rico); canilla de venado (Venezuela); jau jau; jau-jau (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); lengua de vaca (Costa Rica); morito (Venezuela); rifari (Peru); tesuate (Mexico); tuno (Colombia)
Other name	blaka besie (Suriname); takalawoslu lã (wayampi, French Guiana); waraia (Guyana)
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Latin name	Miconia shattuckii Standl.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Shattuck maya
French name	miconia de Shattuck
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Latin name	Miconia simplex Triana
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	undivided maya
French name	miconia entier
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Latin name	Miconia sintenisii Cogn.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
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English name	Sintenis maya; mountain Johnny berry (Puerto Rico)
French name	miconia de Sintenis
Spanish name	camasey
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Latin name	Miconia smaragdina Naudin
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize, Costa Rica, Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	LaEsmeralda maya
French name	miconia de La Esmeralda
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Other name	paianchi (quichua, Ecuador)
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Latin name	Miconia splendens (Sw.) Griseb.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala to Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage
Ecology	hel hyg
Use	fd fw ti
Synonym	Melastoma splendens Sw. Miconia obovalis Naudin
English name	shining maya
French name	miconia luisant
Spanish name	rifari blanco, rifarillo (Peru); sangre de vaca, shoxapo (Bolivia)
Other name	kuniweyu (wayana); mesoupou (sranan); sikila (wayampi, French Guiana); waraia (Guyana)
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Latin name	Miconia stevensiana Almeda
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Stevens maya
French name	miconia de Stevens
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Latin name	Miconia striata (Vahl) Cogn.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Lesser Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel
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Synonym	Melastoma elongatum Vahl Melastoma semicrenatum Rich. Melastoma striatum Vahl Miconia antiguensis Urb. Tetrazygia semicrenata (Rich.) Griseb.
English name	striate maya
French name	miconia strié; cré-cré blanc (Martinique); cré-cré grand bois; dubon matin (Guadeloupe)
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Latin name	Miconia subcorymbosa Britton
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Miconia cubensis var. latifolia Cogn. Miconia minor Cogn. Miconia nervulosa Cogn.
English name	nearlycorymbose maya; forest Johnny berry (Puerto Rico)
French name	miconia à quasi-corymbes
Spanish name	camasey (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Miconia talamancensis Almeda
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Talamanca maya
French name	miconia de Talamanca
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Latin name	Miconia ternatifolia Triana
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) MW MC South America (Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	ternate maya
French name	miconia terné
Spanish name	ripari (Peru)
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Latin name	Miconia tetrandra (Sw.) D.Don
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (West Indies) NC South America (Trinidad)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Cremanium tetrandrum Griseb. Melastoma tetrandra Sw. Melastoma tetrandrum Sw. Tetrazygia tetrandra DC.
English name	fourstamen maya
French name	miconia à quatre étamines; bois-côtelette (Guadeloupe); macrio (Haiti)
Spanish name	camasey (Puerto Rico); rajador (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); yarador (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Miconia tetrastoma Naudin
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	fourstomata maya; graceful Johnny berry (Puerto Rico)
French name	miconia à quatre stomates
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Latin name	Miconia theaezans (Bonpl.) Cogn.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Central America, West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Melastoma theaezans Bonpl. Miconia theizans (Bonpl.) Cogn.
English name	niguito maya
French name	miconia niguito
Spanish name	nigüito, yuraj huaycha (Bolivia)
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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]
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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)
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Latin name	Miconia tonduzii Cogn.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Tonduz maya
French name	miconia de Tonduz
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Latin name	Miconia trichotoma (Desr.) DC.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Lesser Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel
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Synonym	Cremanium rivoeriae (Naudin) Griseb. Melastoma matuba Spreng. Melastoma nigricans Vahl Melastoma rivoeriae Naudin Melastoma trichotomum Desr. Miconia rivoeriae Naudin
English name	trichotomous maya; candle wood, yamstick (St. Vincent)
French name	miconia trichotomique; bois crécré rouge (Dominica, Martinique); bois sand (St. Lucia); bois-côtelette rouge (Guadeloupe, Martinique); cotelette rouge (Guadeloupe); crécré rouge (Guadeloupe, Martinique)
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