Category Archives: Melastomataceae
End of the Year Odds and Ends
Today is the last day of 2008 and I have not finished all I had intended to do this year. There’s one lovely Miconia, in particular, that will have to wait until next year for its write-up. Others have not … Continue reading
Mule’s Ear Miconia
One morning during the first April we lived here, we saw a huge display of red berries outside the kitchen window. The leaves were striking as well – large and glossy on the top side, somewhat folded, with 3 strong … Continue reading
Deciduous Trees in the Tropics
A couple of years ago someone in a comment to my post on cecropias asked whether cecropia trees were deciduous or evergreen. I had mentioned that the leaves, being big, could become unsightly when many of them dropped from the … Continue reading
The Two-faced Miconia
I’ve been waiting for this tree to flower since last June, when its relative bloomed so beautifully. I’ve had an idea about what it is, but I wouldn’t be able to find out whether my idea is right until I … Continue reading
