Blakea albertiae (Wurdack) Penneys & Almeda

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Blakea albertiae (Wurdack) Penneys & Almeda

  • Collector(s)

    D. S. Penneys 1684 with Mario A. Blamco Coto, 26 Jan 2005

  • Location

    Panama. Parque Nacional Chagres. Cerro Jefe. Road leading to TV towers, downslope on Atlantic side.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02685151

    Occurrence ID: f7f9fe93-71a4-471f-b87e-118092e94efc

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Panama

  • Locality

    Parque Nacional Chagres. Cerro Jefe. Road leading to TV towers, downslope on Atlantic side.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 880 m. (2887 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    9.2219, -79.3744

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University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS), Gainesville, Florida, USA
PLANTS OF PANAMA
>Melastomataceae>
Topobea albertiae Wurdack
det. DSP, 26 Jan 2005
Panama: Parque Nacional Chagres. Cerro Jefe. Road
leading to TV towers, downslope on Atlantic side. Elev.
880m. Large hemiepiphyte, main attachment to host 4m
above ground; essentially a treelet in form, the trunk ca.
10 cm dia., 6m tall. Ripe fruit white basally where covered
by bracts, red at the ovary apex, the calyx brown. Seeds
yellowish, apparently a single mass. Rare.
Lat. 09 13.31N Long. 79 22.46W .
coll. Darin S. Penneys # 1684	26 Jan 2005
with Mario A. Blanco Coto
Additional material: photos; DNA; spirit.
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