Collection Details

Species: Monopyle macrocarpa

Gesneriaceae Monopyle macrocarpa
J. L. Clark , G. Zapata, G. Toasa 7122


Collection Date: 12 February 2003
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2002
Institution: US

Locality

Country: Ecuador

Region: Esmeraldas

Subregion: San Lorenzo

Locality Description: Parroquia: Alta Tambo. Border region of Awá Indigenous Territory. Entrance to the Río Bogotá community (future biological research station). Near Quebrada Pambilar.

DD Latitude: 0.9825

DD Longitude: -78.5972

Elevation: 350-600 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Very wet forest with abundant epiphytes.

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Epilithophytic herb; growing on vertical moss-covered rock surface along stream. Stems succulent and dorsiventral. Calyx green; corolla campanulate; white with purple lobes; throat yellow. Fruit a one-sided capsule dehiscing on dorsal surface. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae