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Blakea alternifolia

Botanic Family

Melastomataceae

Author

(Gleason) Gleason

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Colombia
• Ecuador

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• riverside

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

• Aug (Colombia)

Hemi-epiphytic liana, vining shrub or tree with glabrous mucronate leaves to 80mm x 37mm. Solitary flowers with bracts 3mm long, calyx 0.5mm long with lobes 1mm long, petals 3mm long. Red fruit

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• Gleason & Moldenke
• CPLC