Blakea jativae Wurdack

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Blakea jativae Wurdack

  • Collector(s)

    H. T. Beck 3082 with Enrique Loachamín, Patrocinio Ortiz, Juan Pascal & Jairo Pascal, 11 Apr 1995

  • Location

    Ecuador. Carchi. Awá Indigenous Territory. Community of Baboso. Road to the ravine "El Mar".

  • Habitat

    Montane cloud forest.

  • Description

    Shrub to 3m, woody; leaves with galls; bracts 4, green; calyx 6, green; petals 6, red and white.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00201547

    Occurrence ID: 8e9d75b3-b59f-4d4a-a4e7-94d8e67f7780

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Blakea jativae Wurdack det H. T. Beck, 1996

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Carchi

  • Locality

    Awá Indigenous Territory. Community of Baboso. Road to the ravine "El Mar"

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1080 m. (3543 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    0.92, -78.42

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BOTANICAL
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REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Plants of Ecuador
MELASTOMATACEAE
Blakea jativae J.J Wurdack
det: H. T. Beck, 1996
ECUADOR. Carchi Province. Awa Indigenous Territory.
Community of Baboso. Road to the ravine "El Mar". Montane cloud forest.
00°55'N, 78°25'W. 1080 m.
Shrub to 3m, woody; leaves w galls; bracts, 4, green; calyx 6, green; petals 6, red
and white.
NV: None reported (Patrocinio Ortiz, 40, farmer)
USES: None reported (Patrocinio Ortiz, 40, farmer)
H. T. Beck 3082, with Enrique Loachamin,
Patrocinio Ortiz, Juan Pascal, Jairo Pascal
11-Apr-95
Fieldwork supported by U. S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) and
Metropolitan Life Foundation
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