Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Blakea rosea (Ruiz & Pav.) D.Don

All Determinations:

Blakea rosea (Ruiz & Pav.) D.Don det. A. Licata, 2005

Location:

Venezuela. Amazonas. 15 - Rio Yatuá. Alt. 119 m. (390 ft.)

Collector(s):

K. M. Redden 3522 with R. Williams, W. Diaz, O. Leon, O. Santaella, D. Garcia, A. Garcia, 3 Feb 2005

Description:

Tree. Small tree, 2 meters tall. Infructescence axillary and terminal. Bracteoles green; sepals red. Fruit a capsule.

Habitat:

Flooded gallery forest. Lots of epiphytes; Zingerberales abundant.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00923836), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: 61e0c686-0c00-442e-86db-4ffaf6fb14c8

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (1.21075, -66.092)

Distribution:

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