Collection Details
Species: Corytoplectus congestus (Linden ex Hanst.) Wiehler
Collection Date: 17 October 2002
Determined By: C. Rodriguez & L. E. Skog
Determination Date: 30 November 2006
Institution: US
Locality
Country: Venezuela
Region: Mérida
Subregion: Andres Bello
Locality Description: Comunidad San Eusebio (El Chorotal); c.a., 18 km north of La Azulita. Near border of Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada.
DD Latitude: 8.6667
DD Longitude: -71.4
Min. Elevation: 2100 m
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Terrestrial herb. Stems erect, 50-70 cm tall. Abaxial leaf surface green. Adaxial leaf surface variegated. Pair of 2 large red bracts subtending inflorescence. Calyx lobes red. Corolla tubular and orangish-red. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US)
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae