Blakea podagrica Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Blakea podagrica Triana

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 10269 with Marcela Alvear, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Diego Alvear, Isaac Alegria, February 6, 2011

  • Location

    Colombia. Valle del Cauca. Dagua Mun. Corregimiento Queremal. Trail off of (upslope) Quebrada La Riqueza. Parque Nacional Natural Farallones. Cordillera Occidental.

  • Habitat

    Cloud forest.

  • Description

    Hemiepiphytic shrub with inflated distal internodes functioning as ant formicaria. No open flowers seen. Bracts free, pink like the fruit.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    EtOH, DNA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3108519

    Occurrence ID: e0cb1834-bbec-40ed-bca6-98ff61af6665

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Colombia

  • State/Province

    Valle del Cauca

  • County/Municipio

    Dagua Mun.

  • Locality

    Corregimiento Queremal. Trail off of (upslope) Quebrada La Riqueza. Parque Nacional Natural Farallones. Cordillera Occidental

  • Elevation

    Alt. 550 - 650 m. (1804 - 2133 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.59472, -76.892

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03108519
03108519
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
San Francisco, CA
Blakea podagrica 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.
Parque Nacional Natural Farallones. Sector Alto Anchicaya. Trail
off of (upslope) Quebrada La Riqueza. Cordillera Occidental,
vertiente occidental.
Cloud forest.
Hemiepiphytic shrub with inflated distal intemodes functioning as
ant formicaria. No open flowers seen. Bracts free, pink like the
fruit.
w/Marcela Alvear, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Diego
Alvear, Isaac Alegría
Field work supported by the National Science Foundation (U.S.A.) and
authorized by the Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo
Territorial (Colombia)
550-650 m
03°35.683' N, 76°53.521’ W
Frank Almeda 10269
February 6,2011