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Blakea parasitica

(Aubl.) D.Don (1823)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Melastomataceae Genus: Blakea

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 327 (1823)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Blakea parasitica Foster Botanical Garden, near entrance Lowland Leeward O'ahu. Preserved_Specimen Small potted plant growing shrub-like. In it's native range it is a rather large hemiepiphytic shrub. Flowers born mostly below foliage, corolla magenta to pink, petals 1-1.5 cm long, 7-10 mm wide, obovate, recurved at apex. Clawed stamens about 1 cm long, fused into a collar around the style, which projects out of the collar from below. No fruit seen. Lau, A. Oahu BISH 2006-07-21
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