Blakea

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Blakea

  • Collector(s)

    S. R. Stern 403 with E. J. Tepe, 14 Feb 2009

  • Location

    Ecuador. Esmeraldas. Reserva Biologica Bilsa. Sendero Amarillo.

  • Habitat

    Treefall gap in primary forest.

  • Description

    Shrub or hemi-epiphyte 2 m tall. Fruits with cuplike bracts, green maturing pink. Petals white, filaments and anthers white, anthers with small pink fringe. Stamens deflexed to bottom, style deflexed to top. Phenology of specimen: Fertile, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01164765

    Occurrence ID: f187965f-c837-427d-8570-d6da96291ff4

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Blakea det S. R. Stern, 18 Feb 2009
    Note: ! F. A. Michelangeli (NY), Oct 2010

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Esmeraldas

  • Locality

    Reserva Biologica Bilsa. Sendero Amarillo.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 540 m. (1772 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    0.3469, -79.7114

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The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
Blakea sp
Det. F. A. Michelangeli	0ct/2010
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Blakea sp.
Stern, S. 18 Feb 2009
Esmeraldas.
Reserva Biologica Bilsa. Sendero
Amarillo..
0°20'49" N, 79°42'41”W
540 m
Treefall gap in primary forest.
Shrub or hemi-epiphyte 2 m tall. Fruits
with cuplike bracts, green maturing pink.
Petals white, filaments and anthers white,
antehrs with small pink fringe. Stamens
deflexed to bottom, style deflexed to top.
Stern, S. 403
Tepe, E. J.
14 Feb 2009
Collections made as part of the PBI Solanum
project, funded by the National Science Foundation
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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