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Miconia albicans (Sw.) Steud. is a plant in the Melastomataceae family, order Myrtales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Miconia albicans (Sw.) Steud. (Miconia albicans (Sw.) Steud.)
Plantae

Miconia albicans (Sw.) Steud.

Miconia albicans (Sw.) Steud.

Miconia albicans is a native North and South American shrub in the Melastomataceae family, known as canela-de-velho in Brazilian Portuguese.

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Genus
Miconia
Order
Myrtales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Miconia albicans (Sw.) Steud.

Taxonomic Classification

Miconia albicans (Sw.) Steud. is a shrub species that belongs to the family Melastomataceae.

Common Name

In Brazilian Portuguese, this species is called canela-de-velho.

Native Range

It is native to regions of North America and South America.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Myrtales Melastomataceae Miconia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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