Blakea gracilis Hemsl.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Blakea gracilis Hemsl.

  • Collector(s)

    W. C. Burger 9638 with R. Baker, 31 Oct 1975 - 02 Nov 1975

  • Location

    Costa Rica.

  • Habitat

    Cloud forest and swamp.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02684890

    Occurrence ID: e47142d2-3fa1-42b9-91d5-a27d496b9f9e

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Blakea gracilis Hemsl.

Field
COSTA RICA
Museum of Natural History
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Supported in Part from Grants of the National Science Foundation
Cloud forest and swamp forest (premontane and lower montane rain forest
formations) in and around the Monteverde Nature reserve, mostly on the
Pacific watershed. Puntarenas and Alajuela Provinces. 10* 18'N. x 84* 47’W.
1450-1650 m. altitude.
WILLIAM BURGER * RICHARD BAKER
31 Oct. & 2 Nov. 1975
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Huge epiphyte hanging from large tree.
Bracts green. Tips of petals in bud
rosy-pink. Branches spreading
horizontally with many twigs.
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