Blakea gracilis Hemsl.

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03166297
BOTANICAL
CA
PLANTS OF COSTA RICA
Melastomatac.
Blakea gracilis
Hemsley
Determined by: S. Ingram
11\92
Prov. Puntarenas; Monteverde Reserve;
2km SW Station, in leeward cloud forest.
Elev. 1500-1550m. 10°18'N, 84°48’W.
Epiphytic treelet on 1.5 m circum branch,
of Ocotea tonduzii, 14 m above ground;
and on trunk of Bielschmiedia pendula,
7 m above ground; plant to 4 m tall;
petals white; stamens yellow; filaments
& stigma red; sweetly fragrant; fruits
pale green; pedicels all red or red
basally, green distally.
Stephen Ingram & Karen Ferrell-Ingram
1733	18 Nov 1992
MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS HERBARIUM
Coll. Funded by Nat'1 Geographic Society
03166297