Brachyotum ledifolium
Appearance
Brachyotum ledifolium | |
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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
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Binomial name | |
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]
References
[edit]- ^ Baéz, Selene (2000). Oyacachi: la gente y la biodiversidad (in Spanish). Abla-Yala. p. 63. ISBN 978-9978-04-686-9.