Blakea

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Blakea

  • Collector(s)

    G. Lewis 2771 with P. Lozano, 9 Nov 1996

  • Location

    Ecuador. Zamora Chinchipe. Old road Zamora - Loja, km 4 , c. 8 km from Zamora.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2685701

    Occurrence ID: 590e32f0-6b14-4fcf-85e9-90bfed5fadbf

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Blakea

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Zamora Chinchipe

  • Locality

    Old road Zamora - Loja, km 4 , c. 8 km from Zamora.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1320 m. (4331 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -4.05, -79

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Field work funded by Carlsberg Foundation & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
EX HERB. HORT. BOT. REG. KEW.
THIS MATERIAL IS RESTRICTED. IT IS SUBJECT TO THE RBG KEW
TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH IT WAS SUPPLIED.
FLORA OF ECUADOR
G. P. Lewis & P. Lozano
2771
Melastomataceae
Province: Zamora-Chinchipe
Old road Zamora - Loja, km 4 , c. 8 km from Zamora.
1320 m 79° 00'W; 4° 03'S	9 Novemberl996
Vegetation:bosque tropical above Rio Zamora.
Treelet 3 - 4m x 4 cm diam.,or ± scandent shrub overhanging roadside
from damp embankment, bark pale grey-brown; young foliage olive-
green with a slight red tinge, glossy on both faces, mature leaves
discolorous, dark blue-green dull above, pale yellow-green ±glossy
below; calyces pale green with blood-red lobes, petals fleshy, white,
anthers yellow. Apparently rare.
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