Blakea ferruginea (Gleason) Penneys & Judd

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Blakea ferruginea (Gleason) Penneys & Judd

  • Collector(s)

    B. Maguire 33885 with John J. Wurdack, 17 Dec 1952

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolívar. Southwest slope forest and savannas, Ptari-tepui.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3144972

    Occurrence ID: 9d07a765-5246-4d80-b00a-729086e9ac09

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Bolívar

  • Locality

    Southwest slope forest and savannas, Ptari-tepui

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1600 - 2000 m. (5249 - 6562 ft.)

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KUNHARDT-WITHERBEE PTARI-TEPUI — SOROROPAN-TEPUI
EXPEDITION, 1952
New York Botanical Garden — American Museum of Natural History
Estado Bolívar, Venezuela
No. 33885 "jc>pobe<i 'ferrvg i neq ¿S/ec^s©^
Def.	IS&4-
Tree 8 hu Pis in pairs in each upper leaf axil
(4 per node)» 6-merous« Petals pink*
Woodland, elev# 1600-2000 m0
Southwest slope forest and savannas, ptari-tepui, 1500-2000 m. alt.
Bassett Maguire & John J. Wurdack	Dec • 17	, 1952
Supported by funds provided by Mrs. Silas H. Witherbee, Mr. H. R. Kunhardt, the American Museum
of Natural History, and The New York Botanical Garden. Distributed by the Chicago Museum of
Natural History and The New York Botanical Garden.
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