Brachyotum ledifolium

Brachyotum ledifolium, also known as pucachaglla, is a plant of the genus Brachyotum that grows in the lower elevations of the Andean Páramo. Its fruits are edible.[1]

Brachyotum ledifolium
Pucachaglla near Papallacta, Ecuador
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Brachyotum
Species:
B. ledifolium
Binomial name
Brachyotum ledifolium

References

  1. Baéz, Selene (2000). Oyacachi: la gente y la biodiversidad (in Spanish). Abla-Yala. p. 63. ISBN 978-9978-04-686-9.


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