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Camasey Felpa (Miconia racemosa)

Description

Miconia racemosa is an evergreen shrub or small tree; it can grow 2 - 3 metres tall. The stem is around 3 - 5cm in diameter, the plant often producing several stems from the root crown. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Myrtales

            • Family: Melastomataceae

              • Genus: Miconia