Biology:Brachyotum ledifolium

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Brachyotum ledifolium
Pucachaglla.jpg
Pucachaglla near Papallacta, Ecuador
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: 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 genus Brachyotum that grows in the lower elevations of the Andean Páramo. Its fruits are edible.[1]

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q4953527 entry