Blakea herrerae Almeda

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Blakea herrerae Almeda ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 6507, 01 Feb 1989

  • Location

    Panama. Province de Comarca de San Blas, El Llano-Cartí Road at about km 19, Ina Igar Trail, in the vicinity of Nusagandi.

  • Habitat

    Rainforest.

  • Description

    Epiphytic shrub ca. 3 m tall with lax spreading branches encircling the trunk of host tree; petals pale greenish-white and somewhat reflexed; filaments white; anthers yellow, fused laterally and somewhat declined to one side of flower opposing the white somewhat sigmoid style; flowers with a delicate spicy fragrance. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 221388

    Occurrence ID: aa84d25c-2b4b-4b67-99ce-c7ea32a3327d

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Panama

  • Locality

    Province de Comarca de San Blas, El Llano-Cartí Road at about km 19, Ina Igar Trail, in the vicinity of Nusagandi

  • Elevation

    Alt. 350 m. (1148 ft.)

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