Blakea

Blakea
Blakea eriocalyx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Blakea
P.Browne

Blakea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are about 189 species distributed from Mexico to Bolivia and the Antilles. They are climbers, shrubs, and trees, some epiphytic.[1] One species from the cloud forests of Costa Rica is pollinated by rice rats.[2]

Species, accepted as of March 2021, include:[3]

References

  1. ^ Penneys, D. S., & Jost, L. (2009). Blakea attenboroughii (Melastomataceae: Blakeeae): a new species from Ecuador. Archived June 17, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 60(1), 69.
  2. ^ Silcock, Lisa, ed. (1992). The Rainforests - A Celebration. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. p. 86. ISBN 0-8118-0155-1.
  3. ^ "Blakea P.Browne". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 March 2021.


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