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Miconia pilaloensis

Miconia pilaloensis is a rare shrub or small tree in the melastome family, endemic to Ecuador and found in cool, moist mountain forests and high grasslands. It is not a commonly cultivated plant, so care guidance is based on general knowledge of Miconia.

Family
Melastomataceae (Melastomat family)
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich potting mix or loam with added organic matter.
Temperature
15–25 °C; protect below 7 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Ecuador

About

Miconia pilaloensis is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

Other Miconia plants

Miconia crenata · Johnnyberry · Miconia secunpastazana · Miconia subseriata · Miconia abbreviata · Miconia aequatorialis · Miconia albicans · Miconia aligera · Miconia alpina · Miconia ascendens · Miconia asplundii · Miconia aspratilis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Miconia pilaloensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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