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Internal ID UUID644048494770e222788728
Scientific name Miconia prasina
Authority (Sw.) DC.
First published in Prodr. 3: 188 (1828)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Melastoma leucanthum Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic. : 105 (1894)
Tamonea prasina Krasser Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 3, Abt. 7: 142, 188. 1893
Melastoma pulchrum Vell. Fl. Flumin. : 178 (1829)
Melastoma sepiarium Mart. ex DC. Prodr. 3: 185 (1828)
Miconia aubletiana Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 2: 139 (1841)
Miconia fleischeriana Steud. Flora 27(2): 723 (1844)
Miconia palustris Macfad. Fl. Jamaica 2: 89 (1837)
Miconia repando-crenata Steud. Flora 27(2): 724 (1844)
Conostegia parviflora DC. Prodr. 3: 175 (1828)
Miconia collina DC. Prodr. 3: 185 (1828)
Miconia mucronulata Ule Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 6: 358 (1915)
Miconia pteropoda Benth. J. Bot. (Hooker) 2: 314 (1840)
Melastoma prasinum Sw. Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. : 69 (1788)
Miconia prasina var. crispula Cogn. Fl. Bras. 14(4): 317 (1887)
Miconia crispula Spruce ex Naudin Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 16: 172 (1851 publ. 1850)
Miconia cristulata Naudin Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 3, 16: 177 (1851)
Miconia nemoralis Naudin Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 3, 16: 178 (1851)
Acinodendron prasinum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
Melastoma parviflorum Aubl. Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 433, t. 171 (1775)
Melastoma pendulifolia Rich. Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 109 (1792)
Miconia attenuata DC. Prodr. 3: 186 (1828)
Miconia sepiaria DC. Prodr. 3: 185 (1828)
Acinodendron pteropodum (Benth.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 952 (1891)
Miconia attenuata var. subquintuplinervia DC. Prodr. 3: 187 (1828)
Miconia prasina var. angustifolia Cogn. Fl. Bras. 14(4): 317 (1887)
Melastoma quinquenervium Salzm. ex Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. I.: 297 (1860)
Melastoma trinervium Salzm. ex Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. I.: 257 (1860)
Melastoma glabrum Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic.: 107 (1894)
Miconia macrophylla Steud. Flora 27: 723 (1844)
Miconia revoluta Benth. J. Bot. (Hooker) 2: 313 (1840)
Miconia trichotoma Bello Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 10: 268 (1883)
Melastoma acuminatum Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic. : 105 (1894)
Miconia prasina var. attenuata Cogn. Fl. Bras. 14(4): 317 (1887)
Melastoma laevigatum Aubl. Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 412 (1775)
Melastoma montanum Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 296 (1825)
Melastoma pendulifolium Rich. Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 109 (1792)

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  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil North
      • Brazil Northeast
      • Brazil South
      • Brazil Southeast
      • Brazil West-central
    • Caribbean
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Jamaica
      • Leeward Islands
      • Puerto Rico
      • Trinidad-Tobago
      • Venezuelan Antilles
      • Windward Islands
    • Central America
      • Belize
      • Central American Pacific
      • Costa Rica
      • El Salvador
      • Guatemala
      • Honduras
      • Nicaragua
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • French Guiana
      • Guyana
      • Suriname
      • Venezuela
    • Southern South America
      • Paraguay
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001078847
USDA Plants MIPR3
Tropicos 20300177
INPN 630156
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1069702-2
The Plant List tro-20300177
Open Tree Of Life 493632
NCBI Taxonomy 263308
IUCN Red List 144280609
IPNI 1069702-2
iNaturalist 278156
GBIF 3188562
EPPO MICPR
EOL 582767
USDA GRIN 438460
Wikipedia Miconia_prasina

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Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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New Avenues and Major Achievements in Phytocompounds Research for Glioblastoma Therapy Majchrzak-Celińska A, Studzińska-Sroka E Molecules 08-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11013944
doi:10.3390/molecules29071682
PMID:38611962
Participatory ethnobotany: comparison between two quilombos in the Atlantic Forest, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil Sauini T, Henrique Gonçalves Santos P, Paulino Albuquerque U, Yazbek P, da Cruz C, Hortal Pereira Barretto E, Alice dos Santos M, Silva Gomes MA, dos Santos G, Braga S, José Francischetti Garcia R, Honda S, Matta P, Aragaki S, Ueno A, Rodrigues E PeerJ 07-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10637247
doi:10.7717/peerj.16231
PMID:37953791
Health functions and related molecular mechanisms of Miconia genus: A systematic review Gandhi SR, Gandhi GR, Antony PJ, Hillary VE, Ceasar SA, Hariharan G, Liu Y, Gurgel RQ, Quintans JD, Quintans-Júnior LJ Heliyon 16-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10036935
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14609
PMID:36967930
Demographic trade-offs and functional shifts in a hurricane-impacted tropical forest Umaña MN, Needham J, Forero-Montaña J, Nytch CJ, Swenson NG, Thompson J, Uriarte M, Zimmerman JK Ann Bot 25-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC10457028
doi:10.1093/aob/mcad004
PMID:36702550
Matteucinol combined with temozolomide inhibits glioblastoma proliferation, invasion, and progression: an in vitro, in silico, and in vivo study Netto JB, Melo ES, Oliveira AG, Sousa LR, Santiago LR, Santos DM, Chagas RC, Gonçalves AS, Thomé RG, Santos HB, Reis RM, Ribeiro RI Braz J Med Biol Res 22-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9394692
doi:10.1590/1414-431X2022e12076
PMID:36000612
Seasonal Chemical Evaluation of Miconia chamissois Naudin from Brazilian Savanna Ferreira JD, López MH, Gomes JV, Martins DH, Fagg CW, Magalhães PO, Davies NW, Silveira D, Fonseca-Bazzo YM Molecules 08-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8838837
doi:10.3390/molecules27031120
PMID:35164385
Mega-dams and extreme rainfall: Disentangling the drivers of extensive impacts of a large flooding event on Amazon Forests Oliveira WL, Medeiros MB, Moser P, Simon MF PLoS One 12-Feb-2021
PMCID:PMC7880702
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0245991
PMID:33578410
Evaluation of conservation status of plants in Brazil’s Atlantic forest: An ethnoecological approach with Quilombola communities in Serra do Mar State Park Conde BE, Aragaki S, Ticktin T, Surerus Fonseca A, Yazbek PB, Sauini T, Rodrigues E PLoS One 18-Sep-2020
PMCID:PMC7500697
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0238914
PMID:32946472
An algorithm competition for automatic species identification from herbarium specimens Little DP, Tulig M, Tan KC, Liu Y, Belongie S, Kaeser‐Chen C, Michelangeli FA, Panesar K, Guha RV, Ambrose BA Appl Plant Sci 01-Jul-2020
PMCID:PMC7328655
doi:10.1002/aps3.11365
PMID:32626608
Phytosociological Study, Diversity and Conservation Status of the Cloud Forest in the Dominican Republic Cano Ortiz A, Musarella CM, Pinto Gomes CJ, Quinto Canas R, Piñar Fuentes JC, Cano E Plants (Basel) 12-Jun-2020
PMCID:PMC7356210
doi:10.3390/plants9060741
PMID:32545541
Herbivore and detritivore effects on rainforest plant production are altered by disturbance Prather CM, Belovsky GE Ecol Evol 04-Jun-2019
PMCID:PMC6635927
doi:10.1002/ece3.5316
PMID:31346429
Ethnobotanical Research at the Kutukú Scientific Station, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador Ballesteros JL, Bracco F, Cerna M, Vita Finzi P, Vidari G Biomed Res Int 15-Dec-2016
PMCID:PMC5198176
doi:10.1155/2016/9105746
PMID:28074189
Small Molecules from Nature Targeting G-Protein Coupled Cannabinoid Receptors: Potential Leads for Drug Discovery and Development Sharma C, Sadek B, Goyal SN, Sinha S, Kamal MA, Ojha S Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 17-Nov-2015
PMCID:PMC4664820
doi:10.1155/2015/238482
PMID:26664449
Phenolics and Polyphenolics from Melastomataceae Species Ocampo Serna DM, Isaza Martínez JH Molecules 25-Sep-2015
PMCID:PMC6332314
doi:10.3390/molecules201017818
PMID:26404220
Flavanones from Miconia prasina Tarawneh AH, León F, Ibrahim MA, Pettaway S, McCurdy CR, Cutler SJ Phytochem Lett 04-Dec-2013
PMCID:PMC4070512
doi:10.1016/j.phytol.2013.11.001
PMID:24976876

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