Blakea glaberrima (Triana) Penneys & Judd

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Blakea glaberrima (Triana) Penneys & Judd

  • Collector(s)

    F. Almeda 10289 with Marcela Alvear, Darin Penneys, Gilberto Ocampo, Diego Alvear, Isaac Alegria, February 7, 2011

  • Location

    Colombia. Valle del Cauca. Dagua Mun. Corregimiento Queremal. Along the road from Vereda El Danubio to Campamento EPSA. Parque Nacional Natural Farallones. Cordillera Occidental.

  • Habitat

    Cloud forest. Uncommon.

  • Description

    Terrestrial tree 6 m tall. Petals 6, white basally but pink distally. Filament and style white. Anthers laterally connate in a semicircular ring opposing the style; the anthers pale yellow distally and brown basally; appendages white. Calyx lobes and tube copiously lenticellate, green like the envel.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    EtOH, DNA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3676661

    Occurrence ID: c8f8af48-08c0-4891-97a3-553655f21ee1

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Colombia

  • State/Province

    Valle del Cauca

  • County/Municipio

    Dagua Mun.

  • Locality

    Corregimiento Queremal. Along the road from Vereda El Danubio to Campamento EPSA. Parque Nacional Natural Farallones. Cordillera Occidental

  • Elevation

    Alt. 580 m. (1903 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.58794, -76.8725

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
San Francisco, CA
Topobea glaberrima 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.
Parque Nacional Natural Farallones. Along the road from Vereda
El Danubio to Campamento EPSA (Yatacue). Cordillera
Occidental, vertiente occidental.
580 m	03°35.277 N, 76°52.352' W
Cloud forest.
Terrestrial tree 6 m tall. Petals 6, white basally but pink distally.
Filament and style white. Anthers laterally connate in a
semicircular ring opposing the style; the anthers pale yellow
distally and brown basally; appendages white. Calyx lobes and
tube copiously lenticellate, green like the enveloping bracts. Berry
red. Uncommon.
Frank Almeda 10289	February 7,2011
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)