Blakea parasitica

Blakea parasitica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Melastomataceae
Subfamilia: Melastomatoideae
Tribus: Blakeeae
Genus: Blakea
Species: Blakea parasitica

Name

Blakea parasitica (Aubl.) D.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 327 (1823)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Topobea parasitica Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 476 (1775)
• Heterotypic
  • Topobea cuspidata Gleason, Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 32: 209 (1935)
  • Topobea floribunda Gleason, Brittonia 2: 327 (1937)
  • Topobea membranacea Wurdack, Brittonia 9: 108 (1957)
  • Topobea praecox Gleason, Phytologia 3: 355 (1950)
  • Topobea pubescens Gleason, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 72: 392 (1945)
  • Topobea regeliana Cogn. in A.L.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 7: 1085 (1891)
  • Topobea rhodantha L.Uribe, Caldasia 11: 14 (1975)
  • Topobea rupicola Hoehne, Anexos Mem. Inst. Butantan, Secç. Bot. 1: 176 (1922)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil North Regional: Western South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela Regional: Western South America Costa Rica, Panamá References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• D.Don, 1823. Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 327

Additional references

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Blakea parasitica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Blakea parasitica. Published online. Accessed: December 01 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Blakea parasitica. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 01. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Blakea parasitica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 December 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Blakea parasitica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

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