Collection Details
Species: Columnea spathulata Mansf.
Collection Date: 29 January 2001
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2000
Institution: US
Locality
Country: Ecuador
Region: Manabí
Subregion: Jipijapa
Locality Description: Parroquia: Jipijapa. Cerro Montecristi (ca. 1 km w of the town of Montecristi).
DD Latitude: -1.0514
DD Longitude: -80.6618
Min. Elevation: 550 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Semideciduous dry/fog forest.
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Epiphyte. Branches erect to pendent. Abaxial leaf surface uniformly red (sometimes green with red apices). Basal leaves isophyllous. Apical leaves anisophyllous. Corolla tubular; red with yellow outline on lobes. Nectary comprised of 2-4 separate glands; dorsal gland usually bilobed. Fruit a white berry. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae