A new species of Blakea (Melastomataceae) from Panama with foliaceous sepal appendages and zygomorphic flowers
A new species of Blakea (Melastomataceae) from Panama with foliaceous sepal appendages and zygomorphic flowers
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来自巴拿马的Blakea(野牡丹科)新种,具有叶状萼片附属物和左右对称的花
作者:
R. Kriebel;D. Santamaría
The new species Blakea bocatorena is described from Bocas del Toro province in Panama. It is only the third species to be described in the genus that has foliaceous appendages on the sepals. The other two species with these sepal appendages are B. calycosa and B. tuberculata. Blakea bocatorena differs from the latter two species in that it has white petals and a type of herkogamy in which the style is opposite the stamens and results in a zygomorphic flower. In B. calycosa and B. tuberculata, the larger petals are pink-magenta and tuberculate with the stamens encircling the exserted style resulting in a radially symmetric herkogamous flower.