''Miconia'' is a genus of

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s in the glory bush family,

Melastomataceae Melastomataceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two-thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species. Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs, sh ...

, native to warm

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regions of the

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. The species are mostly

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s and small to medium-sized

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s up to 15 m tall. The generic name honours

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physician and botanist Francesc Micó. Some species are known by the common name johnnyberry. Many species are threatened by

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in their native range, and some are feared to be on the brink of

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ion. On the other hand, '' M. calvescens'' is a contributing factor in the decline and maybe even extinction of other plants: it has become a highly

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on a number of

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where it was introduced, including

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and

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. It is often referred to as the "purple plague" or the "green cancer" in reference to its habit of overgrowing native

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s, and its leaves which are bright green above and bright purple below. ''Miconia'' fruit are a favorite

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of many

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s (invasive ''M. calvescens'' spreads by this route). The leaves of some species are eaten by

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s of the moth-butterflies (

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Species

As of 2020, genus ''Miconia'' comprised over 1200 species with new species occasionally being discovered, among them are: Miconia fallax

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Miconia abbreviata ''Miconia abbreviata'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal ...

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Miconia acuminata ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia acutifolia ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia aequatorialis ''Miconia aequatorialis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpin ...

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Miconia albicans ''Miconia albicans'' is a species of shrub in the family Melastomataceae. It is known as canela-de-velho in Brazilian Portuguese. It is native to North and South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere an ...

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Miconia aligera ''Miconia aligera'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of ...

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Miconia altissima ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

'' * '' Miconia argyrea'' * ''

Miconia ascendens ''Miconia ascendens'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is a shrub, vine, or liana endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubla ...

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Miconia asplundii ''Miconia asplundii'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland A grassland is a ...

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Miconia aspratilis ''Miconia aspratilis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland A grassland is ...

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Miconia augustii ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia ayacuchensis ''Miconia ayacuchensis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Sea ...

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Miconia bailloniana ''Miconia bailloniana'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Peru & Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and gree ...

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Miconia barbipilis ''Miconia barbipilis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland A grassland is ...

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Miconia barclayana ''Miconia barclayana'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland A grassland i ...

'' * '' Miconia beneolens'' * ''

Miconia benoistii ''Miconia benoistii'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, ...

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Miconia bipatrialis ''Miconia bipatrialis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine c ...

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Miconia bolivarensis ''Miconia bolivarensis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine ...

'' * '' Miconia bracteolata'' * ''

Miconia brasiliensis ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia brevistylis ''Miconia brevistylis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal ...

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Miconia brevitheca ''Miconia brevitheca'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine cl ...

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Miconia brunnea ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Tibouchina, glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to Tropics, tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tal ...

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Miconia budlejoides ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia caelata ''Miconia caelata'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland Shrubland, scrublan ...

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Miconia caesariata ''Miconia caesariata'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine cl ...

'' * '' Miconia cabucu'' * '' Miconia cajanumana'' * ''

Miconia calignosa ''Miconia calignosa'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland A grassland is a ...

'' * '' Miconia calophylla'' * ''

Miconia calvescens ''Miconia calvescens'', the velvet tree, miconia, or bush currant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to Mexico and Central and South America and it has become one of the world's most invasive species. M ...

'' * '' Miconia campii'' * ''

Miconia candolleana ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia capitellata ''Miconia capitellata'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine c ...

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Miconia castillensis ''Miconia castillensis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland A grassland i ...

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Miconia castrensis ''Miconia castrensis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland A grassland is ...

'' * '' Miconia cava'' * ''

Miconia centrosperma ''Miconia centrosperma'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural ...

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Miconia ceramicarpa ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia cercophora ''Miconia cercophora'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae, endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are fou ...

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Miconia chamissois ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia chartacea ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia ciliata ''Miconia ciliata'' is a species of shrub in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to North and South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively s ...

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Miconia cinerascens ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia cinnamomifolia ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

'' * '' Miconia collayensis'' * ''

Miconia conformis ''Miconia conformis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definiti ...

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Miconia corazonica ''Miconia corazonica'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine cl ...

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Miconia cosangensis ''Miconia cosangensis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine ...

'' * '' Miconia crebribullata'' * '' Miconia crenata'' * '' Miconia cuprea'' * '' Miconia cutucuensis'' * '' Miconia dapsiliflora'' * ''

Miconia demissifolia ''Miconia demissifolia'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Sea ...

'' * '' Miconia depauperata'' * ''

Miconia dichroa ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia dielsii ''Miconia dielsii'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine clima ...

'' * '' Miconia dissimulans'' * ''

Miconia divaricata ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia dodsonii ''Miconia dodsonii'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is Endemism, endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. References ...

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Miconia doriana ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia espinosae ''Miconia espinosae'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is Endemism, endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References

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Miconia explicita ''Miconia explicita'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems ...

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Miconia fallax ''Miconia fallax'' is a species of shrub in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portio ...

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Miconia fasciculata ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia floccosa ''Miconia floccosa'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of ...

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Miconia florbella ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia formosa ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia fosbergii ''Miconia fosbergii'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an ...

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Miconia fuliginosa ''Miconia fuliginosa'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland A grassland is ...

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Miconia gibba ''Miconia gibba'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References Endemic flora of Ecuador gibba Gibba (pen name of Francesco ...

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Miconia gilva ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia glandulistyla ''Miconia glandulistyla'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine ...

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Miconia glazioviana ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia glyptophylla ''Miconia glyptophylla'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine ...

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Miconia gonioclada ''Miconia gonioclada'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scru ...

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Miconia grayana ''Miconia grayana'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine clima ...

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Miconia griffisii ''Miconia griffisii'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal o ...

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Miconia guayaquilensis ''Miconia guayaquilensis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions ...

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Miconia hexamera ''Miconia hexamera'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland A grassland is an ...

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Miconia hirsutivena ''Miconia hirsutivena'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine c ...

'' * '' Miconia holosericea'' * ''

Miconia huigrensis ''Miconia huigrensis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized ...

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Miconia hylophila ''Miconia hylophila'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitio ...

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Miconia idiogena ''Miconia idiogena'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine clim ...

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Miconia imitans ''Miconia imitans'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine clima ...

'' * '' Miconia inanis'' * ''

Miconia innata ''Miconia innata'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland A grassland is an a ...

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Miconia jorgensenii ''Miconia jorgensenii'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in a ...

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Miconia jucunda ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia lacera ''Miconia lacera'' is a species of shrub in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to North and South America. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q15396225 lacera ''Lacera'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achill ...

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Miconia lachnoclada ''Miconia lachnoclada'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal ...

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Miconia langsdorffii ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Tibouchina, glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to Tropics, tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tal ...

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Miconia latecrenata ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia laxa ''Miconia laxa'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate ...

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Miconia leandroides ''Miconia leandroides'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine c ...

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Miconia ledifolia ''Miconia ledifolia'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterize ...

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Miconia ligustroides ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

'' * '' Miconia littlei'' * ''

Miconia longicuspis ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia longidentata ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia longisetosa ''Miconia longisetosa'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine c ...

'' * '' Miconia lugonis'' * ''

Miconia macbrydeana ''Miconia macbrydeana'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine ...

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Miconia macrothyrsa ''Miconia macrothyrsa'' is a species of shrub in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small p ...

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Miconia mediocris ''Miconia mediocris'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland A grassland is a ...

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Miconia medusa ''Miconia medusa'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References medusa In Greek mythology, Medusa (; Ancient Greek: Μ ...

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Miconia minutiflora ''Miconia minutiflora'' is a species of tree in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to North and South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relativel ...

'' * '' Miconia molesta'' * ''

Miconia namandensis ''Miconia namandensis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland A grassland is ...

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Miconia nasella ''Miconia nasella'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is Endemism, endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References

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Miconia nubicola ''Miconia nubicola'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles ...

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Miconia octopetala ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia oellgaardii ''Miconia oellgaardii'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community ch ...

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Miconia oligantha ''Miconia oligantha'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine cli ...

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Miconia ombrophila ''Miconia ombrophila'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References ombrophila ''Ombrophila'' is a genus of fungi in the f ...

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Miconia onaensis ''Miconia onaensis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine cli ...

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Miconia organensis ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia ovalifolia ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia pailasana ''Miconia pailasana'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine cli ...

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Miconia paniculata ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia papillosa ''Miconia papillosa'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland A grassland is a ...

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Miconia pastazana ''Miconia pastazana'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems ...

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Miconia paulensis ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia pausana ''Miconia pausana'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine clima ...

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Miconia penduliflora ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia penningtonii ''Miconia penningtonii'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland A grassland is ...

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Miconia perelegans ''Miconia perelegans'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well ...

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Miconia pernettifolia ''Miconia pernettifolia'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland A grassland ...

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Miconia phaeochaeta ''Miconia phaeochaeta'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystem ...

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Miconia pilaloensis ''Miconia pilaloensis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland A grassland is ...

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Miconia pisinniflora ''Miconia pisinniflora'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland A grassland i ...

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Miconia poecilantha ''Miconia poecilantha'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nic ...

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Miconia pohliana ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Tibouchina, glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to Tropics, tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tal ...

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Miconia prietoi ''Miconia prietoi'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland A grassland is an ...

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Miconia prominens ''Miconia prominens'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine cli ...

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Miconia pseudo-eichlerii ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia pseudorigida ''Miconia pseudorigida'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural ...

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Miconia pusilliflora ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia rabenii ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia reburrosa ''Miconia reburrosa'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine cli ...

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Miconia renneri ''Miconia renneri'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climat ...

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Miconia rheophytica ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia rimbachii ''Miconia rimbachii'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is Endemism, endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References

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Miconia rivetii ''Miconia rivetii'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine clima ...

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Miconia rubiginosa ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia salicifolia ''Miconia salicifolia'' is a species of shrub in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small p ...

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Miconia santaritensis ''Miconia santaritensis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural ...

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Miconia scutata ''Miconia scutata'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine clim ...

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Miconia seticaulis ''Miconia seticaulis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definit ...

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Miconia setulosa ''Miconia setulosa'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Peru & Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green f ...

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Miconia silicicola ''Miconia silicicola'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is found in Guyana and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a coun ...

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Miconia sintenisii ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia sodiroi ''Miconia sodiroi'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, ...

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Miconia sparrei ''Miconia sparrei'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, w ...

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Miconia stenophylla ''Miconia stenophylla'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador ...

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Miconia stenostachya ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia suborbicularis ''Miconia suborbicularis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecua ...

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Miconia subvernicosa ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia superba ''Miconia superba'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is found in Guyana and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country ...

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Miconia tephrodes ''Miconia tephrodes'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, ...

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Miconia theaezans ''Miconia theizans'' (synonym ''Miconia theaezans'') is a species of shrub or tree in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern ...

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Miconia tomentosa ''Miconia tomentosa'' is a species of shrub or treelet in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relativel ...

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Miconia tristis ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia urophylla ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia valenzuelana ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall. The generic name ...

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Miconia vesca ''Miconia vesca'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Miconia vesca is considered an endangered species due to habitat destruction Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reductio ...

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Miconia villonacensis ''Miconia villonacensis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuad ...

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Miconia willdenowii ''Miconia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Tibouchina, glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to Tropics, tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tal ...

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Miconia zamorensis ''Miconia zamorensis'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is Endemism, endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. References

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