Brachyotum ledifolium

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

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

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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