Blakea pyxidanthus (Naudin) Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Blakea pyxidanthus (Naudin) Triana

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 10345 with Marcela Alvear, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Humberto Mendoza, Diego Alvear, February 14, 2011

  • Location

    Colombia. Chocó. San José del Palmar Mun. Corregimiento La Italia, Vereda San Antonio. Alto de Galápagos. Serranía de Los Paraguas.

  • Habitat

    Cloud forest.

  • Description

    Hemiepiphyte with branches to 3 m long. Flower buds pink.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    EtOH, DNA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3108537

    Occurrence ID: 003413fc-94d3-4a4c-9571-c60e89e62222

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Colombia

  • State/Province

    Chocó

  • County/Municipio

    San José del Palmar Mun.

  • Locality

    Corregimiento La Italia, Vereda San Antonio. Alto de Galápagos. Serranía de Los Paraguas.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2020 m. (6627 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    4.83378, -76.1927

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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03108537
03108537
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
San Francisco, CA
Blakea cf. pyxidanthus Triana
Det. By: Darin S. Penneys	2012
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CAS)
HERBARIO NACIONAL COLOMBIANO (COL)
PLANTS OF COLOMBIA
Melastomataceae
Blakea
Chocó. Municipio of San José del Palmar, Corregimiento La Italia,
Vereda San Antonio. Alto de Galápagos. Serranía de Los
Paraguas.
2020 m	04°50.027' N, 76° 11.562' W
Cloud forest.
Hemiepiphyte with branches to 3 m long. Flower buds pink.
Frank Almeda 10345	February 14, 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)