Collection Details

Species: Heppiella verticillata (Cav.) Cuatrec.

Gesneriaceae Heppiella verticillata (Cav.) Cuatrec.
J. L. Clark , M. Thurber, D. Ranosa (guide) 5616


Collection Date: 17 December 2000
Determined By: L. E. Skog
Determination Date: 30 November 1999
Institution: US

Locality

Country: Ecuador

Region: Napo

Subregion: Quijos

Locality Description: Parroquia: Cuyuja. Forest and pasture between the town of Cuyuja and the confluence of Río Tablon and Río Quijos. Near northern border of Reserva Ecológica Antisana.

DD Latitude: -0.4783

DD Longitude: -78.0428

Elevation: 2500-2750 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Forest and pasture

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Terrestrial herb along sunny roadside. Stems creeping. Corolla red and tubular. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).

Local Name: "Arete"

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae