Collection Details

Species: Columnea tenella L. P. Kvist & L. E. Skog

Gesneriaceae Columnea tenella L. P. Kvist & L. E. Skog
J. L. Clark , R. Hall, F. Nicolalde 7577


Collection Date: 26 March 2003
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2002
Institution: US

Locality

Country: Ecuador

Region: Esmeraldas

Subregion: San Lorenzo

Locality Description: Parroquia: Alto Tambo. Small patch of forest along San Lorenzo-Ibarra highway (16 road-km NW of Lita).

DD Latitude: 0.8919

DD Longitude: -78.5336

Min. Elevation: 900 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Very wet forest with abundant epiphytes

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Epiphyte. Calyx lobes red. Fruit a globose orange berry. Nectary a trilobed or bilobed gland on dorsal surface. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae