Blakea spruceana Cogn. belongs to the Melastomataceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Blakea spruceana, Croat93538--Ecuador. Prov. Napo. 47.2 km E of Baeza. 18 Aug 04. 004.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Blakea
Specific Epithet
spruceana
Authorship
Cogn.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#272,869 of 335,497
Top 82%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Ecuador, Napo
-0.096111, -77.816667
Location Remarks
Along road from Baeza to Lago Agrio, 10 km SE of Manuel Galindo.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson
Notes
Epiphytic shrub 4 m tall; flowers pinkish, denser on margins, magenta in bud.
