Blakea granatensis Naudin

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Blakea granatensis Naudin

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 10166 with Marcela Alvear, Eduino Carbono, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Humberto Mendoza, Carlos Parra, January 23, 2011

  • Location

    Colombia. Magdalena. Santa Marta Mun. Corregimiento de Minca. Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Cuchilla de San Lorenzo. Reserva Natural de Aves El Dorado. Sendero Mirador.

  • Habitat

    Cloud forest. Three plants seen.

  • Description

    Hemiephytic shrub to 5 m with pendant branches. Floral bracts green with a faint flush of pink, capped, spreading. Flowers pleasently fragrant. Hypanthium densely brown pubescent. Petals white, filaments & anthers cream. Style cream, stright.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    EtOH, DNA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3676738

    Occurrence ID: bc012308-5843-4aa1-84a0-bc748485f011

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Colombia

  • State/Province

    Magdalena

  • County/Municipio

    Santa Marta Mun.

  • Locality

    Corregimiento de Minca. Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Cuchilla de San Lorenzo. Reserva Natural de Aves El Dorado. Sendero Mirador

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1970 m. (6463 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    11.0971, -74.0711

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
San Francisco, CA
Blakea granatensis Naudin
Det. By: Darin S. Penneys
2012
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CAS)
HERBARIO NACIONAL COLOMBIANO (COL)
PLANTS OF COLOMBIA
Melastomataceae
Blakea
Magdalena. Municipio de Santa Marta, Corregimiento de Minea.
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Cuchilla de San Lorenzo. Reserva
Natural de Aves El Dorado. Sendero Mirador.
1970 m
Cloud forest.
Hemiephytic shrub to 5 m with pendant branches. Floral bracts
green with a faint flush of pink, cupped, spreading. Flowers
pleasently fragrant. Hypanthium densely brown pubescent. Petals
white, filaments & anthers cream. Style cream, straight. Three
plants seen.
Frank Almeda 10166	January 23,2011
w/Marcela Alvear, Eduino Carbono, Darin Penneys, Gilberto
Ocampo, Humberto Mendoza, Carlos Parra
Field work supported by the National Science Foundation (U.S.A.) and
authorized by the Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo
Territorial (Colombia)