Collection Details

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

Gesneriaceae Columnea crassicaulis (Wiehler) L. P. Kvist & L. E. Skog
J. L. Clark 8859


Collection Date: 31 March 2004
Determined By: unknown
Determination Date: unknown
Institution: unknown

Locality

Country: United States of America

Locality Description: Smithsonian Botany Greenhouse accession 1996-019. Source: received 22 Oct 1994 from from David & Colleen Turley, Coda Gardens, Fredericksburg, Virginia (CG 93-002).

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Stems succulent and quadrangular. Calyx reddish-green. Corolla tubular and yellow; apically lighter green. Wild origin: unknown, but probably from Ecuador (Carchi, Pichincha) or Colombia (NariƱo, Cauca). Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US). Leaf material collected for molecular systematic studies.

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae