Blakea subscabrula (Triana) Penneys & Judd

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Blakea subscabrula (Triana) Penneys & Judd

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 10244 with Marcela Alvear, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Diego Alvear, Isaac Alegria, February 5, 2011

  • Location

    Colombia. Valle del Cauca. Dagua Mun. Corregimiento Queremal, Vereda El Danubio. Parque Nacional Natural Farallones. Sector Alto Anchicaya. Road from Campamento EPSA: Yatacue to the dam. Cordillera Occidental.

  • Habitat

    Cloud forest. Uncommon.

  • Description

    Hemiepiphytic shrub with branches extending from host tree for about 3 m. Flowers pendant, 6-merous. Petals white and recurved filaments and style white. Anthers yellow, separated from one another in clusters of 2 to 4. Style straight, stigma obconic.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    EtOH, DNA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3676627

    Occurrence ID: cdbb7051-9f9d-447d-89b3-2bf27cf688ae

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Colombia

  • State/Province

    Valle del Cauca

  • County/Municipio

    Dagua Mun.

  • Locality

    Corregimiento Queremal, Vereda El Danubio. Parque Nacional Natural Farallones. Sector Alto Anchicaya. Road from Campamento EPSA: Yatacue to the dam. Cordillera Occidental

  • Elevation

    Alt. 625 m. (2051 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.56053, -76.8766

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
San Francisco, CA
Topobea subscabrula Triana
Det. By: Darin S. Penneys
2012
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CAS)
HERBARIO NACIONAL COLOMBIANO (COL)
PLANTS OF COLOMBIA
Melastomataceae
Topobea
Valle del Cauca. Municipio de Dagua, Corregimiento Queremal,
Vereda El Danubio. Parque Nacional Natural Farallones. Sector
Alto Anchicaya. Road from Campamento EPSA: Yatacue to the
dam. Cordillera Occidental, vertiente occidental.
Cloud forest.
Hemiepiphytic shrub with branches extending from host tree for
about 3 m. Flowers pendant, 6-merous. Petals white and recurved
filaments and style white. Anthers yellow, separated from one
another in clusters of 2 to 4. Style straight, stigma obconic.
Uncommon.
Frank Almeda 10244	February 5,2011
w/Marcela Alvear, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Diego
Alvear, Isaac Alegria
Field work supported by the National Science Foundation (U.S.A.) and
authorized by the Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo
Territorial (Colombia)
625 m
03°33.632' N, 76°52.598' W