Blakea glaberrima (Triana) Penneys & Judd

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Blakea glaberrima (Triana) Penneys & Judd

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 10313 with Marcela Alvear, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Humberto Mendoza, Diego Alvear, February 12, 2011

  • Location

    Colombia. Chocó. San José del Palmar Mun. Serranía de Los Paraguas. Reserva Natural El Cerro del Inglés. Western slope of the Cerro.

  • Habitat

    Cloud forest. Uncommon.

  • Description

    Hemiepiphytic shrub. Petals white with flush of pink distally on abaxial surface. Filaments white; anthers connate laterally for half of their length, yellow ventrally and pink-orange dorsally. Appendages white.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    EtOH, DNA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3676636

    Occurrence ID: 8935d035-b923-43f4-aa9b-86025eb1c42b

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Colombia

  • State/Province

    Chocó

  • County/Municipio

    San José del Palmar Mun.

  • Locality

    Serranía de Los Paraguas. Reserva Natural El Cerro del Inglés. Western slope of the Cerro.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2160 m. (7087 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    4.73947, -76.3121

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
San Francisco, CA
Topobea glaberrima Triana
Det. By: Darin S. Penneys	2012
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CAS)
HERBARIO NACIONAL COLOMBIANO (COL)
PLANTS OF COLOMBIA
Melastomataceae
Blakea
Chocó. Municipio de San José del Palmar. Serranía de Los
Paraguas. Reserva Natural El Cerro del Inglés. Western slope of
the Cerro.
2160 m	04°44.369' N, 76°18.723' W
Cloud forest.
Hemiepiphytic shrub. Petals white with flush of pink distally on
abaxial surface. Filaments white; anthers connate laterally for half
of their length, yellow ventrally and pink-orange dorsally.
Appendages white. Uncommon.
Frank Almeda 10313	February 12, 2011
w/Marcela Alvear, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Humberto
Mendoza, Diego Alvear
Field work supported by the National Science Foundation (U.S.A.) and
authorized by the Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo
Territorial (Colombia)