Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Blakea formicaria Wurdack ( isotype )

Location:

Ecuador. Prov. Santiago-Zamora ("Oriente"): Cordillera Cutucú. Alt. 1219 - 1372 m. (3999 - 4501 ft.)

Collector(s):

W. H. Camp E 1137 with , 17 Nov-5 Dec 1944

Description:

Straggling shrub, half vine; the part pulled down was 4 m; Calycine bracts green, corolla white, stamens suffused with palest lavender; fruit bright red, almost carmine; stamens filling half or more of the cycle; small formicaria in lvs. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Ridge ascending into central Cutucú.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 221413
GUID: 05d3ce89-4b87-41da-a64a-eefd323ab9dc

Map:

Coordinates: (-2.67, -78)

Distribution:

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