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Blakea penduliflora (Melastomataceae): A new green-flowered species from Costa Rica

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Blakea penduliflora, a highland epiphyte from Costa Rica, is described, illustrated and compared with the three known Mesoamerican congeners characterized by pendent green flowers and copious nectar.

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  • Almeda, F., Jr. 1980. Central American novelities in the genusBlakea (Melastomataceae). Rhodora 82: 609–615.

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  1. Department of Botany, California Academy of Sciences, 94118, San Francisco, CA

    Frank Almeda

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Almeda, F. Blakea penduliflora (Melastomataceae): A new green-flowered species from Costa Rica. Brittonia 32, 508–511 (1980). https://doi.org/10.2307/2806161

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