Blakea gracilis Hemsl.

MONRO, A. K., SANTAMARÍA-AGUILAR, D., GONZÁLEZ, F., CHACÓN, O., SOLANO, D., RODRÍGUEZ, A., ZAMORA, N., FEDELE, E. & CORREA, M., 2017, A first checklist to the vascular plants of La Amistad International Park (PILA), Costa Rica-Panama, Phytotaxa 322 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

Blakea gracilis Hemsl.

Sanmiguel, Catarina (CR) .

Epiphytic shrubs. Distribution in PILA 100–2400 m, low elevation mixed forest, mixed forest in transition to low elevation forest, mixed forest in transition to cloud forest, cloud forest, low elevation oak forest. Global distribution: Nicaragua to Panama. Records: B. Gamboa 632 (INB), D. Santamaría 7261 (BM, INB, MO, PMA), E. Alfaro 760 (INB), F. Quesada 1724 (CR, INB), M. Alfaro 22 (INB).

ψ Blakea grandiflora Hemsl.

Sanmiguel, Sanmiguel blanco (CR).

Shrubs or facultatively epiphytic trees. Distribution in PILA 1200–2000 m, mixed forest in transition to low elevation forest, mixed forest in transition to cloud forest. Global distribution: Endemic to Costa Rica. Records: A.K. Monro 5539 (BM, INB, MO, PMA), A. Rodríguez 10663 (INB), A. Rodríguez 10779 (BM, INB, MO), A. Rodríguez 11772 (BM, INB, MO, PMA), D. Santamaría 5662 (BM, INB, MO, PMA), D. Solano 4140 (BM, INB, MO, PMA). Global conservation status: Vulnerable (VU), B1ab(i, iii).