Collection Details

Species: Rhytidophyllum villosulum (Urb.) C. V. Morton

Gesneriaceae Rhytidophyllum villosulum (Urb.) C. V. Morton
J. L. Clark , N. Hernández, J. Matos, A. Torres-Bilbao, I. Ventosa-Rodríguez 10557


Collection Date: 14 August 2008
Determined By: unknown
Determination Date: unknown
Institution: unknown

Locality

Country: Cuba

Region: Guantánamo

Subregion: Baracoa

Locality Description: Municipio: Baracoa. Primary trail to summit of El Yunque de Baracoa (managed by Empressa Flora Y Fauna).

Habitat

Habitat Description: Bosque siempre verde

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Shrub, 2-3 m tall. Flowers clustered at apex of peduncle and subtended by leaf-like bracts. Calyx lobes red. Corolla yellowish-green with red lobes; throat red and less splotchy than other Rhytidophyllums. Photographs of this collection are with John L. Clark (UNA).

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae