Blakea henripittieri (Cogn.) Penneys & Almeda

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Ecuador

• State/Province

  Esmeraldas

• Locality

  S of bridge S of Lita on Lita - Alto Tambo road

• Elevation

  Alt. 900 m. (2953 ft.)

• Coordinates

  0.8886, -78.5286

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

PLANTS OF ECUADOR
<Melastomataceae>
Topobea pittieri Cogn.
det. DSP, 18 Dec. 2003
Prov. Esmeraldas: S of bridge S of Lita on Lita-Alto
Tambo road. Elev. 900 m. Hemiepiphyte, branching off its
shoot at 7 m along a trunk of Socratea. Flap
acarodomatia on midrib base. Floral bracts, hypanthium,
and calyx green; corolla white, 4.3 mm long (bud); style
yellow; ovary inferior, 4-carpellate; immature fruit green,
mature fruit pale purple-white; seeds purple; insect galls
burgundy.
Lat. 00o53'19"N Long. 78°31'43"W .
coll. Darin S. Penneys #1571	21 Sept. 2003
with N.H. Williams, W.M. Whitten, M. Blanco
Additional material: photos; DNA; spirit.
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