A new species of Blakea (Melastomataceae: Blakeeae) with pendulous flowers from Costa Rica

FABIÁN A. MICHELANGELI; DANIEL SANTAMARÍA-AGUILAR

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.442.1.2

Issue: Vol. 442 No. 1: 7 May 2020

Type: Article

Published: 2020-05-07

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.442.1.2

Page range: 11–19

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**A new species of Blakea (Melastomataceae: Blakeeae) with pendulous flowers from Costa Rica**

FABIÁN A. MICHELANGELI⁺⁻
DANIEL SANTAMARÍA-AGUILAR⁺⁻

Institute of Systematic Botany. New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10458-5126, USA.

Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-1705, USA.

taxonomy Parque Internacional La Amistad Eudicots

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Abstract

We describe Blakea ricardoi (Melastomataceae: Blakeeae), a species known only from the Parque Internacional La Amistad in Costa Rica side. It can be distinguished by the long peduncles up to 6.5 cm long, pendant flowers with green petals and indumentum of roughened trichomes. A key to other species of Blakea with pendulous flowers and connivent petals is provided.