Blakea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are about 100 species distributed from Mexico to Bolivia and the Antilles. They are climbers, shrubs, and trees, some epiphytic. Species include:
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0