Melastomataceae
Blakea

Blakea parasitica (Aubl.) D.Don

First published in Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 327 (1823)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Costa Rica to N. South America and N. Brazil. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Fendler, A. [295] Panama Topobea regeliana K000329616 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fendler, A. [295] Panama Topobea regeliana K000329617 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lawrance, A.E. [744] Colombia Topobea membranacea K000329623 Isoparatype Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Zappi, D.C.; Biggs, N.; Silveira, E.A.; Camargo, A.C.; Philippsen, M.; Bessa, M.A.; Piva, J.H. [1854] Brazil Topobea parasitica K000578375 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Prance, G.T.; Tavares, A.; Cardoso, J. [30444] Brazil Topobea parasitica K000972261 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Daly, D.C.; Cardoso, J. [3792] Brazil Topobea parasitica K000972260 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Mori, S.A.; Rabelo, B. [17349] Brazil Topobea parasitica K000972262 Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Irwin, H.S.; Pires, J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [48156] French Guiana Topobea parasitica K000972259 Yes
Jan 1, 1937 Ducke, A. [s.n.] Brazil Topobea parasitica K000972263 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8896] Brazil Topobea parasitica K000972264 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0