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Blakea podagrica

Botanic Family

Melastomataceae

Author

Triana

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Colombia
• Ecuador

Natural Habitats

• Floodprone areas
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Feb-Sep (Colombia)

Fruiting Times

• Jun
• Jul (Colombia)

Scandent hemi- epiphytic shrub or climber to 9m. Calyx & leaf undersides red-violet. Mucronate leaves to 175mm x 72mm. Axillary inflorescence with bracts, 6-lobed calyx, white to pink flowers, pink margins. Red-violet fruit.

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• CPLC
• TLS