Blakea ferruginea (Gleason) Penneys & Judd

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Blakea ferruginea (Gleason) Penneys & Judd

  • Collector(s)

    J. J. Wurdack 34274, 30 Jan 1953

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolivar. Along lower escarpment base north of Camp 8. Talus cloud forest, northwest slopes of Churi - tepuí (Muru - Tepuí).

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3144984

    Occurrence ID: 8cda351d-cbe6-4640-bf72-c636f4a79faf

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Bolivar

  • Locality

    Along lower escarpment base north of Camp 8. Talus cloud forest, northwest slopes of Churi - tepuí (Muru - Tepuí)

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2050 m. (6726 ft.)

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Topobea ferruginea Gleason
Darin S. Penneys, FLAS	May 2007
Examined for a phylogenetic analysis of the Blakeeae
MPW YORK BOTANjCALGARDEN
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New York Botanical Garden— American Museum of Natural History
Estado Bolívar, Venezuela
No. 34274 -fopobeci 'ferroginoci
Oe-h.
Much-branched tree 15 su x 25 cm* dianw FIs 2-4
per If axil (4-8 per node), 6-merous« Petals out-
side pink on overlapping edge, white on covered
edge; inside apically pink-flushed, basally white;
stamens light yellow* Occasional along lower es-
carpment base north of Camp 8, elev* 2050 m*
Talus cloud forest, northwest slopes of Churi-tepui (Muru-tepui).
John J. Wurdack	Jan* 30	, 1953
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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