Blakea involvens Markgr.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Blakea involvens Markgr.

  • Collector(s)

    D. S. Penneys 1619 with N. H. Williams, W. M. Whitten, M. Blanco, 11 Oct 2003

  • Location

    Ecuador. Pichincha. Armenia-Cartagena road.

  • Description

    Very large, tree-like hemiepiphyte. Pedicels lenticellate; floral bracts green; hypanthium cream, 9mm long.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1127332

    Occurrence ID: bb967003-f451-4ec3-bdd5-60594757a26d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Blakea involvens Markgr. det D. S. Penneys, 29 Dec 2003

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Pichincha

  • Locality

    Armenia-Cartagena road.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1600 m. (5249 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    0.1092, -78.7028

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PLANTS OF ECUADOR
<Melastomataceae>
Blakea involvens Markgr.
det. DSP, 29 Dec. 2003
Prov. Pichincha: Armenia-Cartagena road. Elev. 1600
m. Very large, tree-like hemiepiphyte. Pedicels
lenticellate; floral bracts green; hypanthium cream, 9 mm
long; calyx lobes emarginate, greenish-white, 0.87 mm
long'; corolla pearly white, rotate, 21 x 25 mm; stamens in
semicircle, filaments pink, orange-cream distally, 7.5 mm
long, thecae white, anthers abaxially orange at base,
whitish in middle, purple-lavender at apex, 6 mm long;
style glandular, pink proximal 1/2, then glabrous and
white, 22 mm long, stigma expanded; ovary cone to 1.6
mm long, ovary inferior.
Lat. 00°06'33"N Long. 78°42'10"W .
coll Darin S. Penneys #1619	11 Oct. 2003
with N.H. Williams, W.M. Whitten, M. Blanco
Additional material: photos; DNA; spirit.
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