Collection Details
Species: Columnea byrsina (Wiehler) L. P. Kvist & L. E. Skog
Collection Date: 6 December 2001
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2000
Institution: US
Locality
Country: Ecuador
Region: Carchi
Subregion: Tulcan
Locality Description: Parroquia: Chical. Collection made along path from the village of Quinyal towards an area known locally as "Gualpi" (near the border of the Reserva Awa).
DD Latitude: 0.9651
DD Longitude: -78.2226
Elevation: 1200-1700 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Evergreen montane/premontane wet forest.
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Epiphyte. Shoots erect. Abaxial leaf surface all green with red margins. Flowers appressed to abaxial leaf surface. Pedicels and calyx green. Corolla tubular; mostly red with yellow lobes. Stamens and stigma exserted. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae