Collection Details
Species: Columnea strigosa Benth.
Collection Date: 10 January 2001
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2000
Institution: US
Locality
Country: Ecuador
Region: Morona-Santiago
Subregion: Limón Indanza
Locality Description: Main road between Gualaceo and Plan de Milagro. River (Río San Francisco?) near road in area known locally as "Zapote-Chacras"
DD Latitude: -3.0075
DD Longitude: -78.6425
Min. Elevation: 3000 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Cow pasture with patches of montane forest.
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Scandent woody vine with pendent branches. Inflorescence reduced to a single axillary flower. Pedicels red; 3-10 cm long; with apical warty projections. Calyx lobes green. Corolla bilabiate; orange. Nectary comprised of five glands; 3 separate and 2 valvate on dorsal surface; additionally, there are small glands between each major gland. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae