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Silicicolous Maya

Miconia silicicola

Miconia silicicola is a little-studied shrub or small tree from the Melastomataceae family, native to the Guiana region of southern Venezuela and Guyana. It is not a common cultivated plant, so care guidance is based on general knowledge of Miconia species.

Family
Melastomataceae (Melastomat family)
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, slightly acidic potting mix rich in organic matter.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Venezuela to Guyana

About

Miconia silicicola is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is found in Guyana and Venezuela.

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 silicicola 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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