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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. | 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. | ||
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| + | * ''[[Blakea acostae]]'', Wurdack | ||
| + | * ''[[Blakea brunnea]]'', [[Henry Allan Gleason|Gleason]] | ||
| + | * ''[[Blakea campii]]'', Wurdack | ||
| + | * ''[[Blakea eriocalyx]]'', Wurdack | ||
| + | * ''[[Blakea formicaria]]'', Wurdack | ||
| + | * ''[[Blakea glandulosa]]'', [[Henry Allan Gleason|Gleason]] | ||
| + | * ''[[Blakea granatensis]]'', [[Charles Victor Naudin|Naudin]] | ||
| + | * ''[[Blakea harlingii]]'', Wurdack | ||
| + | * ''[[Blakea hispida]]'', Markgr. | ||
| + | * ''[[Blakea incompta]]'', Markgr. | ||
| + | * ''[[Blakea involvens]]'', Markgr. | ||
| + | * ''[[Blakea jativae]]'', Wurdack | ||
| + | * ''[[Blakea languinosa]]'', Wurdack | ||
| + | * ''[[Blakea madisonii]]'', Wurdack | ||
| + | * ''[[Blakea oldemanii]]'', Wurdack | ||
| + | * ''[[Blakea pichinchensis]]'', Wurdack | ||
| + | * ''[[Blakea rotundifolia]]'', [[David Don|D.Don]] | ||
| + | * ''[[Blakea subvaginata]]'', Wurdack | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Blakea is a genus of plant in family Melastomataceae.
Read about Blakea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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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
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Species
Species include:
- Blakea acostae, Wurdack
- Blakea brunnea, Gleason
- Blakea campii, Wurdack
- Blakea eriocalyx, Wurdack
- Blakea formicaria, Wurdack
- Blakea glandulosa, Gleason
- Blakea granatensis, Naudin
- Blakea harlingii, Wurdack
- Blakea hispida, Markgr.
- Blakea incompta, Markgr.
- Blakea involvens, Markgr.
- Blakea jativae, Wurdack
- Blakea languinosa, Wurdack
- Blakea madisonii, Wurdack
- Blakea oldemanii, Wurdack
- Blakea pichinchensis, Wurdack
- Blakea rotundifolia, D.Don
- Blakea subvaginata, Wurdack
Gallery
photo 1
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photo 3
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Blakea. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Blakea QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
