Collection Details
Species: Columnea strigosa Benth.
Collection Date: 5 February 2001
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2000
Institution: US
Locality
Country: Ecuador
Region: Azuay
Locality Description: Río Patul. Collection made along path from El Cajas to Manta Real following Río Patul (2-3 day Trek).
DD Latitude: -2.6528
DD Longitude: -79.2668
Elevation: 2100-2700 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Tropical evergreen montane forest.
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Epiphytic vine. Not sympatric with Clark #6231 (i.e., found at elevations < 2800 m). Flowers axillary; 1 per node; pendent. Pedicels red. Calyx lobes green. Corolla bilabiate; mostly red with yellow lobes. Nectary a bilobed gland on dorsal surface. Note: Observation of 30-50 flowers showed no variation of nectary lobe. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae