Melastomataceae
Miconia

Miconia crenata (Vahl) Michelang.

First published in Mabberley's Pl.-Book, ed. 4: 1102 (2017)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, has environmental uses, as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Central American Pac, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Caroline Is., Comoros, Fiji, Hawaii, India, Jawa, Madagascar, Malaya, Mauritius, Philippines, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Liogier, A.H. (2000). Flora de la Española 9: 1-151. Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo.
  • Pullaiah, T. & Karuppusamy, S. (2020). Flora of the Eastern Ghats 7: 1-474.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. (2017). Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/
  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt. (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 28, 2023 Baines. O; Richardson,E.A.; Bonser, T.; Laverick, M. K.; Agorini, A.; Larridon, I; Samra, K.; Elton, J.; Razakamanantsoa, M. [OB003] Madagascar K001598759 No
Philcox, D. [5059] Brazil K001635207 No
Aona, L.Y.S.; Costa, I.R.; Haigh, A.L.; Lucas, E. [3520] Brazil K001635215 No
Hafferty, R.; Laverick, M.K.; Flanagan, G.; Hafferty, R.; Yang, Q.; Ciambrone, M.S.; Lala; Randrianasolo, V. [RH002] Madagascar K001598725 No
Aona, L.Y.S.; Fonseca, W.O.; Lucas, E.; Simões, S.S.; Zappi, D.C.; Almeida, J.S. [1574] Brazil K001635206 No
Feb 1, 2015 Ellen, R.F. [73] Clidemia hirta K001045069 No
Jul 1, 2009 Selatieli, Daeli [SL 1] Indonesia Clidemia hirta K000576072 No
Jun 1, 2009 Alex Karolus [42] Malaysia Clidemia hirta K000610782 No
Feb 18, 2004 Asik Mantor [SAN 131476] Malaysia Clidemia hirta K000170023 No
Jan 1, 2003 Argent et al. [961987] Malaysia Clidemia hirta K000610787 No
May 1, 1998 Souza, M.A.D. [561] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968994 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Prance, G.T.; Philcox, D.; Forero, E.; Coelho, L.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [5201] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968964 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Forero, E.; Coelho, L.F.; Farias, L.G. [6380] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968960 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [7970] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968954 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Irwin, H.S.; Soderstrom, T.R. [5888] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968962 Yes
Jan 1, 1958 Reitz, R.; Klein, R.M. [4650] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968963 Yes
Jan 1, 1956 Lima, A. [53-1519] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968995 Yes
Pickel, D.B. [367] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968957 Yes
Aona, L.Y.S.; Conceição, S.F.; Ferreira, R. [2689] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000992470 No
Jimpin, S. [139204] Malaysia Clidemia hirta K001622595 Yes
Balslev, H.; Poopath, M.; Karaket, P.; Thaotawin, P.; Kladwong, P.; Rujichaipimon, W.; Brem Nøhr, N. [10186] Thailand Clidemia hirta K001767586 No
Pereira-Silva, G.; dos Santos, A. J. B.; Moreira, G. A.; Pereira, J. B. [15214] Brazil Clidemia hirta K001765488 Yes
Burchell [1131] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968979 Yes
Mexia, Y.E.J. [5412] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968958 Yes
De Jong, W. [91] Peru Clidemia hirta K001890128 No
Blanchet [3619] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968972 Yes
Burchell [9262] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968981 Yes
Burchell [9400] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968976 Yes
Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S. [6072] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968992 Yes
Spruce, R. [127] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968956 Yes
Aona, L.Y.S.; Conceição, S.F.; Ferreira, R. [2687] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000992480 No
Martius [495] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968978 Yes
Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S.; Salles, A.E.H.; Silva, F.C. [2761] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968991 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968974 Yes
Martius [496] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968977 Yes
Salzmann [s.n.] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968968 Yes
Burchell [9367] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968975 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Barroso, G.M. [11343] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968965 Yes
Mexia, Y.E.J. [5412] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968959 Yes
Miers [3585] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968955 Yes
Gwynne-Vaughan, D.T. [40] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968969 Yes
Spruce [1157] Clidemia hirta K000968967 Yes
Blanchet [s.n.] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968970 Yes
Smith, D. [313] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968953 Yes
s.coll. [1170] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968973 Yes
McWhirter, J. [98] Madagascar Clidemia hirta K:SPC-32173.000 No
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968966 Yes
Costa, M.A.S.; Ribeiro, J.E.L.S.; Assunção, P.A.C.L.; Pereira, E.C. [208] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968990 Yes
Burchell [778] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968980 Yes
Burchell [3474] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968971 Yes
Dusén, P. [6649] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968961 Yes
Carvalho, A.M.V.; Lewis, G.P.; Hage, J.L. [988] Brazil Clidemia hirta K000968993 Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [296] Brazil Clidemia hirta var. tiliifolia K000968984 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [4320] Brazil Clidemia hirta var. tiliifolia K000968989 Yes
Glaziou, A. [21407] Brazil Clidemia hirta var. tiliifolia K000968988 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [2727] Brazil Clidemia hirta var. tiliifolia K000968987 Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [284] Brazil Clidemia hirta var. tiliifolia K000968985 Yes
Ule, E. [5402] Brazil Clidemia hirta var. tiliifolia K000968983 Yes
Spruce [1157?] Brazil Clidemia hirta var. tiliifolia K000968982 Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [293] Brazil Clidemia hirta var. tiliifolia K000968986 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

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    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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