Blakea

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Blakea
Blakea eriocalyx
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Blakea
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Blakea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are about 189 species distributed from Mexico to Bolivia and the Antilles. They are climbers, shrubs, and trees, some epiphytic.[1] One species from the cloud forests of Costa Rica is pollinated by rice rats.[2]

Species, accepted as of March 2021, include:[3]

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