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Blakea guatemalensis

Botanic Family

Melastomataceae

Author

Donnell Smith

Propagation

S.

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Costa Rica
• Guatemala
• Chiapas
• Guerrero - Mexico
• Panama

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• streamside

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Sep

Fruiting Times

• Apr
• Jun

Erect shrub or tree, hemi-epiphytic, scandent or creeping, young branches brown pubescent. Leaves to 120mm x 85mm, glabrous above, puberulent beneath. Flowers with outer bracts to 25mm long, glabrate calyx tube to 6mm wide, white or pink flowers, petals to 25mm long, red berries.

Edible fruit

Further References

• Mobot
• FOG
• The Plant List 2
• Standley
• SEINet