Blakea subconnata O.Berg ex Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Blakea subconnata O.Berg ex Triana

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 10252 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

    Epiphyte with 4 m long branches extending from trunk of host tree. Internodes quadrangular and carinate on the angles. Holow internodes with some holes evidently functioning as formicaria. Flowers 6-merous. Petals somewhat reflexed, pale pink with darker pink venation. Style, stigma and filaments wh.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    EtOH, DNA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3108533

    Occurrence ID: c7a8c2b6-57e5-4027-9002-b67297cd9bd7

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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. 690 m. (2264 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.53456, -76.8722

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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03108533
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
San Francisco, CA
Blakea subconnata O. Berg, ex Triana
Det. By: Darin S. Penneys	2012
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CAS)
HERBARIO NACIONAL COLOMBIANO (COL)
PLANTS OF COLOMBIA
Melastomataceae
Blakea
Valle del Cauca. Municipio de Dagua, Corregimiento Queremal,
Vereda El Danubio. Parque Nacional Natural Farallones. Sector
Alto Anchicaya. Road from Campamento EPS A: Yatacue to the
dam. Cordillera Occidental, vertiente occidental.
690 m	"	03°32.073' N, 76°52.330' W
Cloud forest.
Epiphyte with 4 m long branches extending from trunk of host
tree. Intemodes quadrangular and carinate on the angles. Hollow
intemodes with some holes evidently functioning as formicaria.
Flowers 6-merous. Petals somewhat reflexed, pale pink with
darker pink venation. Style, stigma and filamentswhite. Anthers
coherent in a semicircular ring, yellow, the connective pink. Bract
enclosed buds filled with liquid . Uncommon.
Frank Almeda 10252	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)