Collection Details
Species: Seemannia purpurascens Rusby
Collection Date: 3 August 2002
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2001
Institution: US
Locality
Country: Bolivia
Region: Cochabamba
Subregion: Chaparé
Locality Description: Main highway from Cochabamba to Villa Tunari; near km 124-129 (from Cochabamba).
DD Latitude: -17.044
DD Longitude: -65.6526
Min. Elevation: 800 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Premontane forest.
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Terrestrial herb, 50 cm tall. Scaly rhizomes present. Calyx green. Corolla tubular; outside mostly purple, but ventrally white and apically green; lobes green with black lines; inside green-yellow with red spots. Not common. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae