Blakea subconnata O.Berg ex Triana

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Ecuador

• State/Province

  Imbabura

• Locality

  On road to Cachaco, 9.3 km from intersection that is 8 km N of Lita.

• Elevation

  Alt. 1240 m. (4068 ft.)

• Coordinates

  0.7872, -78.3569

• Distribution

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PLANTS OF ECUADOR
<Melastomataceae>
Blakea subconnata Berg ex Triana
det. DSP, 22 Sept. 2003
Prov. Imbaburra: On road to Cachaco, 9.3 km from
intersection that is 8 km N of Lita. Elev. 1240 m.
Hemiepiphyte, branches to 3 m long, horizontal. Young
branches very flattened with ant entry holes below nodes,
these remaining open on older branches, ants EtOH-
preserved. Primary-secondary marsupifom acarodomatia.
Pedicels and floral bracts reddish green to green;
hypanthium and calyx light green; corolla white to very
pale lavender-pink, more tinted marginally; stamens in
semicircle, filaments and thecae white, connectives pink;
style and stigma white, stigma slightly expanded; ovary
inferior, 6-celled; mature fruit bright red, lighter proximally;
seeds purple. Seeds sent to Atlanta Botanical Garden.
Lat. 00°47'14"N Long. 78°2r25"W .
coll. Darin S. Penneys # 1580	22 Sept. 2003
with N.H. Williams, W.M. Whitten, M. Blanco
Additional material: photos; DNA; spirit.
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