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Miconia
3 August 2025
Miconia calvescens
91% certain
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Origin
- Tropical America
- Bloom season
- Warm months
- Colors
- white, pink, purple
- Habitat
- Wet tropical forests, valleys, and cloud-forest edges
- Symbolism
- A velvet leaf, and a forest that keeps expanding
A panicle of tiny pale florets above large, quilted leaves with three strong veins, a classic melastome face.
Care. Give moisture, bright shade, and room; in some islands it is a serious invader.
A note. The purple underside of the leaf is how many people first notice the plant in a forest.
Or perhaps
- Knotweed — 8%
- Firebush — 2%
Notes on the photograph
Copied from the marks left by the camera.
- Captured
- Aug 3, 2025, 3:42 PM
- Camera
- Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Lens
- iPhone 14 Pro Max back triple camera 6.86mm f/1.78
- Focal length
- 6.9mm
- Aperture
- f/1.8
- Shutter
- 1/404s
- ISO
- 64
- Dimensions
- 4032 × 3024
Where it was found
The place is taken from the photograph's own memory, if any.
4.6683° N, 74.0991° W
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