Collection Details

Species: Heppiella ulmifolia (Kunth) Hanst.

Gesneriaceae Heppiella ulmifolia (Kunth) Hanst.
J. L. Clark , Gesneriad Research Expedition 2007 Participants 9805


Collection Date: 30 May 2007
Determined By: unknown
Determination Date: unknown
Institution: unknown

Locality

Country: Ecuador

Region: Azuay

Subregion: Cuenca

Locality Description: Road from Cuenca to Guayaquil (vía Molleturo/El Cajas).

DD Latitude: -2.7064

DD Longitude: -79.4367

Min. Elevation: 2379 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Premontane wet to moist forest

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Scandent terrestrial herb growing on steep embankment. Corolla tubular and red. Flowers in axillary clusters - more so at stem apices. Rhizomes tight and compact. Photographs of this collection are with John L. Clark (UNA). SEM sample #17.

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae