Blakea

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Blakea

  • Collector(s)

    S. R. King 11, 13 Mar 1979

  • Location

    Peru. Loreto. Maynas Prov. Distrito Napo. Environs of Rio Santa Maria. Trail east of Secoya village of "Vencedor", 4 hours by outboard from the mouth of the Santa Maria River.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2685684

    Occurrence ID: e0cc2d43-38c5-4d4e-9946-8927ed060bb8

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Blakea

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Loreto

  • County/Municipio

    Maynas Prov.

  • Locality

    Distrito Napo. Environs of Rio Santa Maria. Trail east of Secoya village of "Vencedor", 4 hours by outboard from the mouth of the Santa Maria River.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -1.17, -74.73

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DISTRIBUTED BY
ELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Melastom.
PLANTS OF PERU
N0- U Blakea
DEPT. LORETO: Prov. Maynas. Distrito Napo. Environs
of Rio Santa Maria. Trail east of Secoya village of
"Vencedor", 4 hours by outboard from the mouth of the
Santa Maria River. Approx. l'lO’S., 74 44'W. Alt.
ca. 100 m.
Shrub to 1 meter. Growing in shade of
tierra firma.
n.v. "ya yu dwa". The stem of this plant
is scraped and masticated. The resultant
liquid is heated and applied to a cut to
help healing.
Coll. Steven R. King
13, March I979
02685684