Collection Details

Variety: Pearcea sprucei var. parviflora (Rusby) L. P. Kvist & L.E. Skog

Gesneriaceae Pearcea sprucei var. parviflora (Rusby) L. P. Kvist & L.E. Skog
J. L. Clark 6592


Collection Date: 14 July 2002
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2001
Institution: US

Locality

Country: Bolivia

Region: La Paz

Subregion: Sud Yungas

Locality Description: Reserva Ecologica Apa Apa, ca. 8 km NE of Chulumani.

DD Latitude: -16.3608

DD Longitude: -67.506

Elevation: 1900-2200 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Montane forest.

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Terrestrial suffrutescent herb, to 1 m tall. Abaxial leaf surface red. Rhizomes present. Fruits on erect pedicels; in axillary clusters. Fruit a dry capsule with persistent triangular flap-like appendages (see photo of Clark #6593). Note: Clark #6592 with abaxial leaf surface green & Clark #6593 with abaxial leaf surface red.

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae