Blakea

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Blakea

  • Collector(s)

    D. S. Penneys 1600, 1 Oct 2003

  • Location

    Ecuador. Morona Santiago. 22.3 km below the highest pass towards Limon on Gualaceo-Limon road.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02685686

    Occurrence ID: c7c0263f-7cef-4875-8548-ce0196999c51

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Blakea

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Morona Santiago

  • Locality

    22.3 km below the highest pass towards Limon on Gualaceo-Limon road.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2400 m. (7874 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -3.01, -78.5667

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PLANTS OF ECUADOR
<Melastomataceae>
Blakea
det. DSP, 25 May 2005
Prov. Morona-Santiago: 22.3 km below the highest
pass towards Limon on Gualaceo-Limon road. Elev. 2400
m. Hemiepiphyte. Pedicels flattened, lenticellate. Outer
floral bracts 13.75 mm long, free, appressed against
hypanthium to calyx, then perpendicular, about twice as
long as inner floral bracts, with browinsh hairs in median
line. Inner floral bracts green, free, 5.25 x 4.38 mm,
closely appressed to hypanthium. Calyx green, reddish
distally. Petals creamy-yellow. In bud, anthers 4.27 mm
long, pores dorsally inclined, dorsal tooth 0.47 mm long.
Ovary 1/5 inferior.
Lat. 03°00,36"S Long. 78°34'00"W .
coll. Darin S. Penneys # 1600	1 Oct. 2003
Additional material: photos; DNA; spirit.
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