Collection Details

Species: Monopyle sp.

Gesneriaceae Monopyle sp.
J. L. Clark , J. R. Bennett, L. Bohs, N. Leon 9001


Collection Date: 1 April 2005
Determined By: unknown
Determination Date: unknown
Institution: unknown

Locality

Country: Ecuador

Region: Zamora-Chinchipe

Subregion: Valladolid

Locality Description: El Porvenir del Carmen. Next to Río San Luis. Forest ca., 1-2 km N of El Porvenir del Carmen along main trail to the village of Layola.

DD Latitude: -4.5472

DD Longitude: -79.0336

Elevation: 1550-1650 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Remnant patch of moist/wet forest surrounded by cow pasture

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Terrestrial herb, 30-40 cm tall. Abaxial leaf surface green with reddish tinge. Inflorscence a terminal raceme. Calyx lobes green. Corolla campanulate; mostly white; lateral and lower lobes white with blue spot; upper lobe uniformly white. Fruits erect; capsule bivalved; dorsally dehiscent. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae