Collection Details

Species: Columnea medicinalis (Wiehler) L. E. Skog & L. P. Kvist

Gesneriaceae Columnea medicinalis (Wiehler) L. E. Skog & L. P. Kvist
J. L. Clark , N. Muchhala, A. Hoyos 7616


Collection Date: 3 April 2003
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2002
Institution: US

Locality

Country: Ecuador

Region: Pichincha

Subregion: Quito

Locality Description: Reserva Florística-Ecológica "Río Guajalito", km 59 de la carretera antigua Quito - Sto. Domingo de los Colorados, a 3.5 km al NE de la carretera.

DD Latitude: -0.2314

DD Longitude: -78.8028

Elevation: 1800-2200 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Montane wet forest

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Epiphytic climber. Shoots dorsiventral. Abaxial leaf surface green with red apices. Bracts mostly red with green margins. Corolla slightly bilabiate; yellow with red spotting on lobes. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae