Does anyone recognize the species of tree with the flower shown below? It
was found in the eastern Andes cloud forest near the edge of the Amazon
basin in Ecuador. He believes that it may be a new species in the genus
Blakea and found it while doing a botanical inventory on his reserve called
Cerro Candelaria.

I'm trying to get more information...

Paul Jost

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Date: Sat, Nov 24 2007 12:24 pm
From: "Paul Jost"


Will,

Yup. My brother was the one that found the possible new tree species on land
that was purchased by an Ecuadorean forested land preservation group that he
helped create, http://www.ecominga.net. He is having trouble identifying
the tree, but is also going through his contacts to try to find out what it
is. He has already found many new species of plants in the area, most
notably orchids. The tree was found at Cerro Candelaria, which was purchased
by his group with funds channeled through the World Land Trust. The area
has been virtually unexplored by botanists and biologists but is threatened
by logging, like much of the cloud and rain forests in the area.

Also, his article on diversity indices just got published in Ecology,
88(10), 2007, pp. 2427-2439. ENTS members can ask me directly for copies by
replying. It is intended for people already familiar with the application
of diversity indices.

Paul Jost