Collection Details

Species: Amalophyllon divaricatum (Poepp.) Boggan, L. E. Skog, & Roalson

Gesneriaceae Amalophyllon divaricatum (Poepp.) Boggan, L. E. Skog, & Roalson
J. L. Clark 8840


Collection Date: 10 December 2003
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2003
Institution: US

Locality

Country: United States of America

Locality Description: Smithsonian Botany Greenhouse acc. 1998-009. Source: cutting received Feb.1998 from Maryjane Evans. Wild origin: 1986 GRF expedition to Ecuador: El Oro, road Loja-Santa Rosa, 20 km past Las PiƱas (GRF # 8652).

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Herb. Stems erect to decumbent. Calyx green. Corolla white; nearly actinimorphic. Anthers orange. Clonotype of Phinaea ecuadoranea Wiehler (= synonym of P. divaricata ?). Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US). Leaf material collected for molecular systematic studies.

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae