Blakea
Encyclopedia
Blakea is a genus of plant
in family Melastomataceae
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Species include:
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in family Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae
right|thumb|200px|Characteristic venation of many melastomesThe family Melastomataceae is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics comprising some 200 genera and 4500 species...
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Species include:
- Blakea acostaeBlakea acostaeBlakea acostae is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* Cotton, E. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
, Wurdack - Blakea brunneaBlakea brunneaBlakea brunnea is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is found in Honduras and Panama.-References:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
, Gleason - Blakea campiiBlakea campiiBlakea campii is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* Cotton, E. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
, Wurdack - Blakea eriocalyxBlakea eriocalyxBlakea eriocalyx is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* Cotton, E. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
, Wurdack - Blakea formicariaBlakea formicariaBlakea formicaria is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* Cotton, E. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
, Wurdack - Blakea glandulosaBlakea glandulosaBlakea glandulosa is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-Source:...
, Gleason - Blakea granatensisBlakea granatensisBlakea granatensis is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Colombia.-Source:* Calderon, E. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
, NaudinCharles Victor NaudinCharles Victor Naudin was a French naturalist and botanist.-Biography:He studied at Bailleul-sur-Thérain in 1825, then to Limoux, a graduate of the University of Montpellier in 1837, he was preceptor in 1838 and obtained his doctorate in 1842... - Blakea harlingiiBlakea harlingiiBlakea harlingii is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* Cotton, E. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
, Wurdack - Blakea hispidaBlakea hispidaBlakea hispida is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
, Markgr. - Blakea incomptaBlakea incomptaBlakea incompta is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* Cotton, E. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
, Markgr. - Blakea involvensBlakea involvensBlakea involvens is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
, Markgr. - Blakea jativaeBlakea jativaeBlakea jativae is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
, Wurdack - Blakea languinosaBlakea languinosaBlakea languinosa is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* Cotton, E. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
, Wurdack - Blakea madisoniiBlakea madisoniiBlakea madisonii is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* Cotton, E. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
, Wurdack - Blakea oldemaniiBlakea oldemaniiBlakea oldemanii is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* Cotton, E. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
, Wurdack - Blakea pichinchensisBlakea pichinchensisBlakea pichinchensis is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* Cotton, E. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
, Wurdack - Blakea rotundifoliaBlakea rotundifoliaBlakea rotundifolia is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* Cotton, E. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
, D.DonDavid DonDavid Don was a Scottish botanist,David Don was born on December 21, 1799, at Doo Hillock, Forfar, Angus, Scotland. He was the younger brother of George Don, also a botanist, their father being George Don of Forfar and his wife Caroline Clementina Stuart... - Blakea subvaginataBlakea subvaginataBlakea subvaginata is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* Cotton, E. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
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