Blakea storkii (Standl.) Almeda

• Region

  Central America

• Country

  Costa Rica

• State/Province

  Puntarenas

• Locality

  About 25 km NE of San Vito, Las Alturas Biological Station

• Elevation

  Alt. 1540 m. (5052 ft.)

• Coordinates

  8.9536, -82.8369

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS), Gainesville, Florida, USA
PLANTS OF COSTA RICA
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Blakea storkii (Standi.) Almeda
det. D. S. Penneys, 10 Sept. 2005
Prov. Puntarenas: Ca. 25km NE of San Vito. LasAlturas
Biological Station. Elev. 1540m. Hemiepiphytic tree 9m x
15cm dia, branches to 6m long. Floral bracts green, both
pairs tightly covering hypanthium; petals white, some
flushed pink abaxially, not overlapping at anthesis;
filaments white, anthers free, yellow, connective
appendages white, the stamens in a semi-circle opposite
the greenish-white, slightly curving style. Flowers emitting
a fairly strong and unpleasant musky-moldy fragrance
(very similar to B. wilsoniorum) at 0900-1 OOOh. Galls on
nodes and leaves. Infrequent.
Lat. 08 57.21 N Long. 82 50.21 W Datum: WGS 84.
coll. Darin S. Penneys # 1825	10 Sept. 2005
Additional material: photos; DNA; spirit.
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