Blakea orientalis Gleason

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Blakea orientalis Gleason

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 118251 with Ronald Liesner, 22 Jul 1979 - 23 Jul 1979

  • Location

    Venezuela. Táchira. Wet forested slopes along Quebrada Agua Azul, over slate-shale substrate, south of El reposo, 14 km SE of Delicias.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02684708

    Occurrence ID: 7bb909a8-f7f1-4998-8b5c-71b1c68d8cbb

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Táchira

  • Locality

    Wet forested slopes along Quebrada Agua Azul, over slate-shale substrate, south of El reposo, 14 km SE of Delicias

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2150 - 2300 m. (7054 - 7546 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    7.52, -72.4

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PLANTS OF VENEZUELA
No. 118251	MELASTOMATACEAE
Blakea orientalis Gleason '
det. J.J. Wurdack 1980
Tree 6 m tall; leaves coriaceous, deep green above;
calyx and pedicels green; petals white with rose-orchid
margins; anthers creamy; leaves pale green below with raised
margins; interior of calyx red-orange.
ESTADO TACHIRA: wet forested slopes along Quebrada Agua
Azul, over slate-shale substrate, south of El Reposo, 14
km SE of Delicias, Lat. 7°31IN, Long. 72°24’W.
22-23 July 1979	alt. 2150-2300 m.
Julian A. Steyermark & Ronald Liesner
Distributed by the Missouri Botanical Garden and the Instituto Botánico (Ministerio del Ambiente
y de los Recursos Naturales Renovables). Field work supported by NSF (United States) and
Instituto Botánico (Venezuela).
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