Raffi at 19:17, 10 February 2010

2010-02-10T19:17:54Z

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2010-02-10T09:02:04Z

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Blakea (Stephen Blake, gardener, of the island of Antigua in the West Indies, who wrote "Compleat Gardener's Practice," London, 1664). Valdesia, Ruiz & Pav. Melastomaceae. Hothouse or greenhouse evergreen shrubs, of which two species are in cultivation for the showy flowers and prominent foliage.

Erect or scandent woody plants, sometimes small trees: lvs. opposite, leathery, mostly prominently 3-7- nerved, petioled, nearly or quite entire, often rusty- pubescent beneath : fls. rose-purple or white, showy and large, solitary or fascicled in the axils; calyx with 4 or more scales or bracts at base; petals 6, oblong or obovate; stamens 12 with thickened filaments, the anthers cohering and opening by 2 pores at the apex; ovary adhering to calyx, 4-6-celled: fr. a fleshy berry.—About 30 species in W. Indies and S. Amer. By some the genus Amaraboya (which see) is included with Blakea; Amaraboya has capsular rather than baccate fr.
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==Cultivation==

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===Pests and diseases===

==Varieties==

==Gallery==

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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963




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 Blakea (Stephen Blake, gardener, of the island of Antigua in the West Indies, who wrote &quot;Compleat Gardener's Practice,&quot; London, 1664). Valdesia, Ruiz & Pav. Melastomaceae. Hothouse or greenhouse evergreen shrubs, of which two species are in cultivation for the showy flowers and prominent foliage.
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Blakea - Revision history

Raffi at 19:17, 10 February 2010

Murali.lalitha: Created page with '{{SPlantbox |genus=Blakea |Temp Metric=°F |jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks! |…'