Blakea schlimii (Naudin) Triana

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Venezuela

• State/Province

  Mérida

• County/Municipio

  Campo Elías Mun.

• Locality

  Sierra de la Culata, 18.6 km Nw of Las Cruces at Jaji ( W of Merida) & ca. 7 km NW of finca La Trinidad on Merida - la Azulita road

• Coordinates

  8.45, -71.35

• Distribution

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Blakea schlimii (Naud.) Triana
Darin S. Penneys, FLAS	May 2007
Examined for a phylogenetic analysis of the Blakeeae
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Flora of Venezuela
DORR 7698	MELASTOMATACEAE
Blakea schlimii (Naudin) Triana
det. J.J. Wurdack, 1991
VENEZUELA. Edo. Merida. Distr. Campo
Elias. Sierra de la Culata, 18.6 km NW of
Las Cruces at Jaji (W of Merida) & ca. 7 km
NW of Finca La Trinidad on Merida-La Azulita
road (ca. 8°27'N, 71°21'W). Cloud forest
remnants in dairy farms.
Tree fall. Small tree, 6-8 m tall. Petals
white, tinged with pink. Anthers
creamy-yellow.
L.J. Dorr, L.C. Barnett
November 11, 1990
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
02685592