Blakea

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. One species from the cloud forests of Costa Rica is pollinated by rice rats.

Species, accepted as of March 2021, include: Blakea acostae Blakea acuminata Blakea adscendens Blakea aeruginosa Blakea albertiae Blakea allotricha Blakea alternifolia Blakea amabilis Blakea amplifolia Blakea andreana Blakea anomala Blakea arboricola Blakea argentea Blakea asplundii Blakea attenboroughii Blakea austin-smithii Blakea barbata Blakea bocatorena Blakea brachyura Blakea bracteata Blakea brasiliensis Blakea brenesii Blakea brevibractea Blakea brunnea Blakea bullata Blakea calcarata Blakea calophylla Blakea calycosa Blakea calycularis Blakea calyptrata Blakea campii Blakea castanedae Blakea chlorantha Blakea ciliata Blakea clavata Blakea clusiifolia Blakea coloradensis Blakea cordata Blakea costaricensis Blakea crassifolia Blakea crinita Blakea cuatrecasasii Blakea cuneata Blakea cuprina Blakea cutucuensis Blakea darcyana Blakea dimorphophylla Blakea discolor Blakea dodsonorum Blakea droseropila Blakea durandiana Blakea echinata Blakea elliptica Blakea eplingii Blakea eriocalyx Blakea fasciculata Blakea ferruginea Blakea fissicalyx Blakea florifera Blakea foliacea Blakea formicaria Blakea fragrantissima Blakea fuchsioides Blakea gerardoana Blakea glaberrima Blakea glabrescens Blakea glandulosa Blakea gracilis Blakea granatensis Blakea grandiflora Blakea gregii Blakea grisebachii Blakea guatemalensis Blakea hammelii Blakea hammettiorum Blakea harlingii Blakea henripittieri Blakea herrerae Blakea hexandra Blakea hirsuta Blakea hirsutissima Blakea hispida Blakea holtonii Blakea horologica Blakea hydraeformis Blakea incompta Blakea induta Blakea inflata Blakea insignis Blakea intricata Blakea involvens Blakea jativae Blakea killipii Blakea laevigata Blakea lanuginosa Blakea latifolia Blakea lentii Blakea lindeniana Blakea litoralis Blakea longibracteata Blakea longiloba Blakea longipes Blakea longisepala Blakea macbrydei Blakea madisonii Blakea maguirei Blakea maurofernandeziana Blakea mcphersonii Blakea megaphylla Blakea mexiae Blakea micrantha Blakea modica Blakea monticola Blakea mortoniana Blakea multiflora Blakea muricata Blakea nangaritzana Blakea nareliana Blakea nodosa Blakea oldemanii Blakea orientalis Blakea ovalis Blakea paleacea Blakea paludosa Blakea parasitica Blakea parvifolia Blakea pascoensis Blakea pauciflora Blakea pectinata Blakea penduliflora Blakea perforata Blakea pichinchensis Blakea pilosa Blakea platypoda Blakea pluvialis Blakea podagrica Blakea polyantha Blakea portentosa Blakea princeps Blakea pulverulenta Blakea punctulata Blakea purpusii Blakea pyxidanthus Blakea quadrangularis Blakea quadriflora Blakea repens Blakea rosea Blakea rostrata Blakea rotundifolia Blakea sawadae Blakea scarlatina Blakea schlimii Blakea schultzei Blakea sessilifolia Blakea setosa Blakea spruceana Blakea squamigera Blakea standleyana Blakea standleyi Blakea stellaris Blakea stephanochaeta Blakea steyermarkii Blakea stipulacea Blakea storkii Blakea suaveolens Blakea subbarbata Blakea subconnata Blakea subpanduriformis Blakea subscabrula Blakea subsessiliflora Blakea subvaginata Blakea superba Blakea tapantiana Blakea tetramera Blakea tetroici Blakea toachiensis Blakea trianae Blakea trinervia Blakea truncata Blakea tuberculata Blakea unguiculata Blakea urbaniana Blakea vallensis Blakea venusta Blakea verrucosa Blakea villosa Blakea watsonii Blakea wilburiana Blakea wilsoniorum