Blakea sp.
Melastomataceae
| Collection Number | Croat, T 94788 |
| Collectors | Thomas B. Croat, Christopher Davidson & Sharon Christoph |
| Identified By | |
| Source | C. Davidson |
| Date | 17 February 2005 |
| Country | Ecuador |
| province | Carchi |
| Location | Vicinity of El Chical; along road to El Carmen, departing main El Chical-Peñas Blancas Rd., 0.5 km from bridge over El Chical, 3.6-4.6 km up road to El Carmen. 1435 - 1503 m elev. |
| Lat/Long | N 00 55 19 W 078 21 14 |
| Note | Treelet 6 m tall; corolla pale lavender-purple. |
Local Habitat
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| Location | Ecuador, Prov. Carchi, Vicinity of El Chical; along road to El Carmen, departing main El Chical-Pe¤as Blancas Rd., 0.5 km from bridge over El Chical, 3.6-4.6 km up road to El Carmen., N 00 55 19 W 78 21 14 |
| Date | 16 February 2005 |
| Comment | These images show the area immediately around El Chical as a proxy for El Carmen, which looks much the same except that there is no town. |
