Collection Details
Species: Columnea rubricalyx L. P. Kvist & L. E. Skog
Collection Date: 11 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: 0.9947
DD Longitude: -78.5892
Elevation: 500-600 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Shaded roadside region overgrown with secondary forest.
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Scandent terrestrial herb. Shoots dorsiventral. Abaxial leaf surface red. Bracts absent. Calyx lobes wine-red. Nectary a single-lobed dorsal gland. Corolla immature; tubular; white with yellow trichomes. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae