Nomenclatural changes:
Blakea acuminata (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea acuminata Wurdack, Phytologia 52: 69. 1982. TYPE. ECUADOR. Pastaza: in remnants of primary rain forest at Tarqui 5 km south of Puyo, ca. 850 m, 8 Mar 1980, G.Harling & L.Anderson 17058 (holotype: GB; isotype: US!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124962-1
Blakea adscendens (E.Cotton & Matezki) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea adscendens E. Cotton & Matezki, Brittonia 55: 76. 2003. TYPE. ECUADOR. Zamora-Chinchipe: San Francisco Research Station, ca. 30 km from the city of Loja on hwy. toward Zamora, 2050 m, 03°58'18"S, 79°04'44"W, 2 Dec 2000, S.Matezki 344 (holotype: AAU; isotypes: LOJA!, MO!, NY!, QCNE!, UBT). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124963-1
Blakea albertiae (Wurdack) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea albertiae Wurdack, Phytologia 55: 146. 1984. TYPE. COLOMBIA. Antioquia: Fincas Montepinar and Las Palmas, Vereda Quebrada Larga, Municipio Guatapé at the line with Municipio San Rafael, 1800 m, 4 Sep 1982, L.Albert de Escobar et al. 2278 (holotype: HUA; isotypes: COL!, JUAM!, US!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124964-1
Blakea amplifolia (Almeda) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea amplifolia Almeda, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 52: 518. 2001. TYPE. COSTA RICA. Limón: Cantón de Talamanca, Bratsi, Amubri, Alto Lari, Kivut. Afluente innominado del Río Lari, margen izquierda, 1200 m, 09°23'25"N, 83°04'25"W, 21 Mar 1992, G.Herrera 5407 (holotype: CAS!; isotypes: CR!, INB!, MO!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124965-1
Blakea arboricola (Almeda) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea arboricola Almeda, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 52: 98. 2000. TYPE. PANAMA. Bocas del Toro/Chiriquí border: windswept cloud forest on slopes and valleys of the Cerro Colorado region, 1450 m, 27 Jan 1989, F.Almeda et al. 6456 (holotype: CAS!; isotypes: MO!, PMA!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124966-1
Blakea asplundii (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea asplundii Wurdack, Phytologia, 29: 149. 1974. TYPE. ECUADOR. Napo: collected between Tena and Napo, 5 Jan 1940, E.Asplund 10254 (holotype: S; isotypes: BR!, LL!, NY!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124967-1
Blakea barbata (Gleason) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea barbata Gleason, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 72: 393. 1945. TYPE. COLOMBIA. Valle del Cauca: collected at Barco, on the Pacific coast, Río Cajambre, 5–80 m, J.Cuatrecasas 17215 (holotype: NY!; isotypes: COL!, F!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124968-1
Blakea brenesii (Standl.) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea brenesii Standl., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 18: 842. 1938. TYPE. COSTA RICA. Alajuela: La Palma de San Ramón, 1250 m, Mar 1929, A.Brenes 6732 (holotype: F!; isotypes: CR, NY!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124969-1
Blakea brevibractea (Gleason) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea brevibractea Gleason, Brittonia 2: 326. 1937. TYPE. ECUADOR. Cotopaxi [as León]: collected near Hacienda Solento, Santa Rosa, Canton Pajili, 1000 m, Y.Mexia 6683 (holotype: NY!; isotypes: CAS!, F!, K!, US!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124970-1
Blakea bullata (E.Cotton & Matezki) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea bullata E. Cotton & Matezki, Brittonia 55: 78. 2003. TYPE. ECUADOR. Zamora-Chinchipe: San Francisco Biological Station, ca. 30 km from the city of Loja on hwy. toward Zamora, 2100 m, 03°58'18"S, 79°04'44"W, 5 Sept 2001, S.Matezki 396 (holotype: AAU; isotypes: LOJA!, MO!, NY!, QCNE!, UBT). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124971-1
Blakea calcarata (L.Uribe) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea calcarata L.Uribe, Caldasia 11: 89. 1971. TYPE. COLOMBIA. Chocó: Arusi, 17 Feb 1947, O.Haught 5579 (holotype: COL!; isotypes: NY!, US!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124972-1
Blakea calophylla (Almeda) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea calophylla Almeda, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci 43: 281. 1984. TYPE. PANAMA. Veraguas: 5 mi. W of Santa Fé on road past Escuela Agricola Alto Piedra on Pacific side of divide, 800–1200 m, 18 Mar 1973, T.Croat 23000 (holotype: CAS!; isotypes: MEXU, MO!, PMA!, US!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124973-1
Blakea calycularis (Naudin) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea calycularis Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3,: 149. 1852. TYPE. MEXICO. Chiapas. Zuluzuchiapas, April, J.Linden 650 (holotype: P!; isotypes: BR!, K!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124975-1
Blakea castanedae (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea castanedae Wurdack, Phytologia 7: 244. 1960. TYPE. COLOMBIA. Nariño: La Guayacana, Tumaco, 27 June 1951, R.Castañeda 2939 (holotype: NY!; isotype: F!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124974-1
Blakeaclavata (Triana) Penneys & Judd, nom. nov. Basionym: Topobea gracilis Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. 28: 150. 1871 [1872]. TYPE. COLOMBIA. Nariño: Barbacoas, 400 m, 1854–1857, J.Triana 4085b (holotype: BM!).The specific epithet is preempted by Blakea gracilis Hemsl., Diag. Pl. Nov. 13. 1878. The new specific epithet is from the Latin clavata, meaning club, in reference to the club-shaped, formicarial internodes. IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124977-1
Blakea cordata (Gleason) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea cordata Gleason, Phytologia 3: 354. 1950. TYPE. PANAMA. Coclé: Cerro Pajita, hills north of El Valle de Antón, 1000–1200 m, 7 Feb 1947, P.Allen & D.Allen 4178 (holotype: NY!; isotype: MO!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124978-1
Blakeacuprina Penneys & Judd, nom. nov. Basionym: Topobea glabrescens Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. 28: 149. 1871 [1872]. TYPE. COLOMBIA. Nariño: Barbacoas, 900 m, May 1853, J.Triana 4100 (holotype: BM!; isotype: COL!).The specific epithet is preempted by Blakea glabrescens Benth., Bot. Voy. Sulph. 94. 1844. The new specific epithet for this species is derived from the Latin cuprina, meaning copper, in reference to the dense, coppery pubescence on the abaxial leaf surfaces. IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124979-1
Blakea cutucuensis (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea cutucuensis Wurdack, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 16: 45. 1967. TYPE. ECUADOR. Morona-Santiago/Zamora-Chinchipe: ridge ascending into central Cutucú, 770 m, 17 Nov–5 Dec 1944, W.Camp E-1129 (holotype: US!; isotype: NY!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124980-1
Blakea dimorphophylla (Almeda) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea dimorphophylla Almeda, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 52: 523. 2001. TYPE. COSTA RICA. Heredia: along Río Peje about 0.5 km SW of back end of Vargas property; approximately in the area where an imaginary line drawn between Magsasay (colonia penal) and Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí would cross the Río Peje, 20 Feb 1982, B.Hammel 11217 (holotype: CAS!; isotypes: CR, DUKE, F!, INB!, MO!, NY!, US!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124981-1
Blakea discolor (Hochr.) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea discolor Hochr., Bull. New York Bot. Gard 6: 282. 1910. TYPE. COLOMBIA. Antioquia: Truando, 1857, Schott XII (holotype: NY!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124982-1
Blakea dodsonorum (Wurdack) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea dodsonorum Wurdack, Phytologia 38: 304. 1978. TYPE. ECUADOR. Pichincha-Los Rios border: in cloud forest along ridge line near La Centinella at Km 12 on road from Patricia Pilar to Flor de Mayo, Montaña de Ila, 600 m, 16 July–11 Aug 1977, C.Dodson & H.Dodson 6752 (holotype: US!; isotypes: MO!, SEL!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124983-1
Blakea eplingii (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea eplingii Wurdack, Phytologia 29: 151. 1974. TYPE. ECUADOR. Esmeraldas: primary rain forest at Tobar Donoso, junction of Río San Juan and Río Camumbi, 150 m, 01°10'N, 78°31'W, 25 July 1966, C.Jativa & C.Epling 1123 (holotype: US!; isotypes: NY!, US!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124984-1
Blakea ferruginea (Gleason) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea ferruginea Gleason, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 58: 434. 1931. TYPE. VENEZUELA. Amazonas: Camp Woods, Savanna Hills, Summit of Mount Duida, 1350 m, Aug 1928–Apr 1929, G.Tate 850 (holotype: NY!; isotype: US!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124985-1
Blakea fragrantissima (Almeda) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea fragrantissima Almeda, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci 46: 318. 1990. TYPE. PANAMA. Chiriquí: vicinity of Fortuna Dam, along trail across valley of Río Hornito, 1100–1250 m, 12 Mar 1988, F.Almeda et al. 6086 (holotype: CAS!; isotypes: CR, F!, MO!, PMA!, TEX!, US!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124986-1
Blakea gerardoana (Almeda) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea gerardoana Almeda, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 52: 527. 2001. TYPE. COSTA RICA. Limón: Cordillera de Talamanca between Quebrada Kuisa and Rio Lari, 2100 m, 09°20'25"N, 83°13'45"W, 17 Mar 1993, G.Herrera 5914 (holotype: CAS!; isotypes: CR, INB!, MO!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124987-1
Blakea glaberrima (Triana) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea glaberrima Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. 28: 150. 1871. TYPE. COLOMBIA. Chocó: La Cueva, 1200 m, May 1853, J.Triana 4090 (holotype: BM!; isotypes: COL!, G-DC!; K!, P!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124992-1
Blakea henripittieri (Cogn.) Penneys & Almeda, comb. et nom. nov. Basionym: Topobea pittieri Cogn., Monogr. Phan 7: 1088. 1891. TYPE. COSTA RICA. La Palma, 1550 m, 18 Dec 1888, H.Pittier 706 (holotype: BR!; isotypes: BR!, CR!).
The specific epithet is preempted by Blakea pittierii Cogn., Monogr. Phan 7: 1080. 1891, which itself is a synonym of Blakea grandiflora Hemsl., Diag. Pl. Nov. Mexic. 1: 13. 1878. IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124988-1
Blakea hexandra (Almeda) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea hex- andra Almeda, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci 46: 320. 1990. TYPE. PANAMA. Panamá: Cerro Jefe, along summit road and along trail into the Chagres Valley, ca. 900 m, 19 Feb 1988, F.Almeda et al. 5837 (holotype: CAS!; isotypes: CR, DUKE, F!, MO!, NY!, PMA!, TEX!, US!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124989-1
Blakea horologica Penneys & Judd, nom. nov. Basionym: Topobea caudata Wurdack, Phytologia 48: 251. 1981. TYPE. ECUADOR. Carchi: near El Pailon ca. 45 km below Maldonado along path to Tobar Donoso, 800 m, 26 Nov 1979, M.Madison & L.Besse 6991 (holotype: US!; isotype: SEL!). The specific epithet is preempted by Blakea caudata Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. 28: 148. 1871 [1872]. The new specific epithet is derived from the Latin horologium, meaning hourglass, in reference to the shape of the mature fruits that are distinctly constricted above the ovary. IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124976-1
Blakea induta (Markgr.) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea induta Markgr., Notizblatt Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 382. 1941. TYPE. ECUADOR. Pastaza: Mera, Rio Tigre, 12 Dec 1938, H.Schultze-Rhonhof 3089 (holotype: B, destroyed). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124990-1
Blakea inflata (Triana) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea inflata Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. 28: 150. 1871 [1872]. TYPE. COLOMBIA. Nariño: inter Tuquerres et Barbacoas, May 1853, J.Triana 4085 (holotype: BM!; isotype: P!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124991-1
Blakea insignis (Triana) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea insignis Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. 28: 150. 1871 [1872]. TYPE. COLOMBIA. Nariño: El Paramo inter Tuquerres et Barbacoas, 1100 m, May 1853, J.Triana 4088 (holotype: BM!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124993-1
Blakea intricata (Almeda) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea intricata Almeda, Brittonia, 53: 157. 2001. TYPE. COSTA RICA. Cartago: Hwy. #224 on property of ICE hydroelectric plant (now Tapantí National Park) ca. 20–24 km E of the church in Orosí, 1500–1800 m, 5 Jan 1974, F.Almeda et al. 2366 (holotype: CAS!; isotypes: BM!, CR, DUKE, INB!, MEXU, MO!, NY!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124994-1
Blakea killipii (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea killipii Wurdack, Phytologia 6: 7. 1957. TYPE. COLOMBIA. Valle del Cauca: Buena-ventura Bay, 13 Apr 1939, E.Killip 34982 (holotype: NY!; isotypes: COL!, US!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124995-1
Blakea lentii (Almeda) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea lentii Almeda, Brittonia 53: 160. 2001. TYPE. COSTA RICA. Cartago: 3 km E of Cachí, beside Río Naranjo, 1300 m, 11 Jul 1971, R.Lent 2000 (holotype: MO!; isotypes: BM!, CR, DUKE, F!, G, PMA!, US!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124996-1
Blakea longiloba (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea longiloba Wurdack, Phytologia 6: 8. 1957. TYPE. COLOMBIA. Putumayo: alta cuenca del río Putumayo en el Valle de Sibundoy, bosque paramero en el filo de la Cordillera, La Cabaña, 2800 m, 2 Jan 1941, J.Cuatrecasas 11632 (holotype: F!; isotypes: COL!, P!, US!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124997-1
Blakea longisepala (Gleason) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea longisepala Gleason, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 72: 392. 1945. TYPE. COLOMBIA. Valle del Cauca: Barco, Pacific coast, 5–80 m, 21–30 Apr 1944, J.Cuatrecasas 16975 (holotype: NY!; isotypes: F!, COL!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124998-1
Blakea macbrydei (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea macbrydei Wurdack, Phytologia 43: 354. 1979. TYPE. ECUADOR. Morona-Santiago: in cloud forest about one hour by trail from base camp at headwaters of Río Piuntza overlooking Río Zamora, NW range of Cordillera del Cóndor, 1850 m, 5 Jan 1972, B.MacBryde 963 (holotype: US!; isotypes: NY!, QCA!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77124999-1
Blakea maguirei (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea maguirei Wurdack, Mem. N. Y. Bot. Gard 16: 43. 1967. TYPE. ECUADOR. Guayas: 54 miles east of Guayaquil, 540 m, 23 Sep 1959, B.Maguire & C.Maguire 44262 (holotype: US!; isotypes: COL!, NY!, US!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125000-1
Blakea maurofernandeziana (Cogn.) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea maurofernandeziana Cogn., Monogr. Phan 7: 1193. 1891. TYPE. COSTA RICA. Cartago: Forêts de Juan Viñas, 25 Jan 1890, A.Tonduz 1844 (holotype: BR!; isotypes: CR, G!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125001-1
Blakea mcphersonii (Almeda) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea mcphersonii Almeda, Brittonia 53: 163. 2001. TYPE. PANAMA. San Blas: San Blas boundary trail on Llano-Cartí road, ca. 350 m, 09°15'N, 79°00'W, 27 Jan 1986, G.McPherson & M.Merello 8176 (holotype: CAS!; isotypes: BM!, CR, EAP!, MEXU, MO!, PMA!, US!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125002-1
Blakea modica (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea modica Wurdack, Phytologia 48: 251. 1981. TYPE. ECUADOR. Carchi: El Pailon, ca. 45 km below Maldonado along a foot path to Tobar Donoso, 800 m, 28 Nov 1979, M.Madison & L.Besse 7095 (holotype: SEL!; isotypes: QCA!, US!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125003-1
Blakea mortoniana (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea mortoniana Wurdack, Phytologia 21: 129. 1971. TYPE. COLOMBIA. Nariño: wet cloud forest 7 km north of Altaquer along road to Barbacoas, 1250 m, 17 Oct 1969, B.Maguire & C.Maguire 61846 (holotype: NY (2 sheets)!; isotypes: COL!, K!, US!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125004-1
Blakea muricata (Lozano) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea muricata Lozano, Rev. Acad. Colomb. Cienc. Exact. 88: 342. 1999. TYPE. COLOMBIA. Cauca: Parque Nacional Natural Munchique, El Tambo, corregimiento La Romelia, camino al Observatorio, 2000 m, 1 Feb 1995, G.Lozano-C. et al. 6800 (holotype: COL!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125005-1
Blakea pascoensis (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea pascoensis Wurdack, Brittonia 40: 14. 1988. TYPE. PERU. Pasco: shrubby vegetation on ridge, trail to Chuchurras-Palcazu, headwaters of Río Tunqui, Prov. Oxapampa, 1900 m, 10°14'S, 75°28'W, R.Foster et al. 7745 (holotype: US!; isotypes: F!, MO!, NY!, TEX!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125006-1
Blakea pluvialis (Standl.) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea pluvialis Standl., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 22: 162. 1940. TYPE. PANAMA. Darién: Rain forest, crest of Cana-Cuasi trail, Chepigana District, 1200 m, 15 Mar 1940, M.Terry & R.Terry 1560 (holotype: F!; isotypes: BKL!, MO!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125007-1
Blakea sessilifolia (Triana) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea sessilifolia Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. 28: 150. 1871 [1872]. TYPE. COLOMBIA. Chocó: J.Triana s.n. (holotype: BM!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125008-1
Blakea setosa (Triana) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea setosa Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. 28: 149. 1871 [1872]. TYPE. COLOMBIA. Nariño: El Paramo inter Tuquerres et Barbacoas, 1100 m, May 1853, J.Triana 4093 (holotype: BM!; isotypes: COL!, K!, P!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125009-1
Blakea standleyi (L.O.Williams) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea standleyi L.O. Williams, Fieldiana: Bot 29: 583. 1963. TYPE. GUATEMALA. Baja Verapaz: dry rocky hills in forest of pine and oak, north of Santa Rosa, 30 Mar 1939, P.Standley 69709 (holotype: F!; isotype: NY!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125010-1
Blakea stephanochaeta (Naudin) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea stephanochaeta Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. 3: 148. 1852. TYPE. COLOMBIA. Portochuelo, 1844, J.Goudot s.n. (holotype: P!; isotype: BR!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125011-1
Blakea steyermarkii (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea steyermarkii Wurdack, Act. Bot. Venez 1: 56. 1966. TYPE. VENEZUELA. Sucre: cloud forest on top of Cerro Patao, north of Puerto de Hierro and northeast of Güiria, Península de Paria, 1020 m, 19 Jul 1962, J.Steyermark & G.Agostini 91084 (holotype: US!; isotypes: F!, NY!, VEN!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125012-1
Blakea suaveolens (Almeda) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea suaveolens Almeda, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci 46: 323. 1990. TYPE. PANAMA. Veraguas: along trail to summit of Cerro Tute about 1/2 mile above the Escuela Agricultura Alto Piedra near Santa Fé , 900–1100 m, 29 Jan 1989, F.Almeda et al. 6484 (holotype: CAS!; isotypes: AAU, BM!, BR!, CR, DUKE, F!, MEXU, MICH, MO!, NY!, PMA!, TEX!, US!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125013-1
Blakea subbarbata (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea subbarbata Wurdack, Phytologia 6: 9. 1957. TYPE. COLOMBIA. Valle del Cauca: monte La Guarida, filo de la cordillera sobre La Carbonera (entre Las Brisas y Albán), Cordillera Occidental, vertiente occidental, 1950–2000 m, 17 Oct 1946, J.Cuatrecasas 22197 (holotype: NY!; isotypes: BC!, F!, P!, U!, US!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125014-1
Blakea subscabrula (Triana) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea subscabrula Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. 28: 150. 1871 [1872]. TYPE. COLOMBIA. Nariño: in sylvis umbrosis inter Tuquerres et Barbacoas, 275–830 m, May 1853, J.Triana 4084 (holotype: BM!; isotypes: COL!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125015-1
Blakea subsessiliflora (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea subsessiliflora Wurdack, Phytologia 6: 10. 1957. TYPE. COLOMBIA. Valle del Cauca: Costa del Pacífico, río Cajambre, Barco, 5–80 m, 21–30 April 1944, J.Cuatrecasas 17191(holotype: NY!; isotypes: CAS!, F!, NY!, US!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125016-1
Blakea superba (Naudin) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea superba Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. 3: 147. 1852. TYPE. COLOMBIA. Combayma, 1844, J.Goudot s.n.(holotype: P!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125017-1
Blakea tetramera (Almeda) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea tetramera Almeda, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 52: 543. 2001. TYPE. PANAMA. Veraguas: headwaters of Río Caloveborita ca. 15 km past Escuela Agrícola Alto Piedra above Santa Fé, on the Atlantic watershed, 500 m, 16 May 1981, K.Sytsma & L.Anderson 4758 (holotype: CAS!; isotypes: MO!, PMA!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125018-1
Blakea tetroici (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea tetroici Wurdack, Phytologia 6: 10. 1957. TYPE. COLOMBIA. Valle del Cauca: Cordillera Occidental, vertiente occidental, hoya del río Dígua, Rio San Juan, abajo de Queremal a la derecha del río entre km. 52 y 53, 1300–1500 m, 19, 24, 27 Mar 1947, J.Cuatrecasas 23877 (holotype: F!; isotypes: P!, US!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125019-1
Blakea toachiensis (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea toachiensis Wurdack, Phytologia 38: 306. 1978. TYPE. ECUADOR. Pichincha: in virgin forest along Río Toachi near Santo Domingo, 700 m, 18 Jul 1963, C.Játiva & C.Epling 536 (holotype: US!; isotypes: CAS!, JEPS!, NY!, S, UC!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125020-1
Blakea trianae (Cogn.) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea trianae Cogn., Monogr. Phan 7: 1083. 1891. TYPE. COLOMBIA. Nariño: Barbacoas, 200 m, Apr 1853, J.Triana 4099 (holotype: G-DC!; isotypes: BM!, BR!, COL!, E!, K!, NY!, P!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125021-1
Blakea verrucosa (Wurdack) Penneys & Judd, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea verrucosa Wurdack, Phytologia 38: 303. 1978. TYPE. ECUADOR. Morona-Santiago: Cordillera de Cutucú, western slopes, along a trail from Legroño to Yaupi, 2000 m, 02°46'S, 78°06'W, Nov 1976, M.Madison et al. 3566 (holotype: US!; isotype: US!). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125022-1
Blakea watsonii (Cogn.) Penneys & Almeda, comb. nov. Basionym: Topobea watsonii Cogn., Monogr. Phan. 7: 1089. 1891. TYPE. GUATEMALA.Izabal: Hills on Chocon River, 11 Mar 1885, S.Watson 94/211 (holotype: BR). IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125023-1
Probable synonyms not transferred:
Topobea cuspidata Gleason, Topobea floribunda Gleason, Topobea pubescens Gleason, Topobea rhodantha L.Uribe, Topobea rupicola Hoehne are probably synonyms of Blakea parasitica (Aubl.) D. Don, and so as to not contribute nomenclatural clutter, new combinations will not be made until their status has been confirmed. Likewise, Topobea reducta Gleason is likely a synonym of Blakea alternifolia (Gleason) Gleason and will not be transferred until further study.
Ambiguous name:
Topobea andreana Cogn. is not transferred at this time. This name is occupied by Blakea andreana Cogn. The species is poorly known, but was compared to Topobea subscabrula Triana by Cogniaux (1887), and to Topobea grandiflora Wurdack by Wurdack (1957). Study of the type is needed before a new combination can be proposed.