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Blakea bracteata

Botanic Family

Melastomataceae

Author

Gleason

Common Names

• Huasca Payatsi (Quichua)

Geographical Habitats

• Acre - Brazil
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• disturbed forest
• forest margins
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Nov (Brazil) Oct
• Nov (Colombia) Jan
• Feb
• Jun
• Aug
• Oct
• Dec (Ecuador)

Fruiting Times

• Aug (Brazil) Nov (Costa Rica) Mar
• Apr (Ecuador)

Hemi-epiphytic tree or climber to 5m. Leaves to 105mm x 55mm. Pink flowers, violet in centre. Fruit white to reddish, covered in purple hairs, purple fruit calyx & bracts.

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• Neotrop
• USNH