Collection Details
Species: Drymonia coccinea (Aubl.) Wiehler
Collection Date: 13 December 2001
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2000
Institution: US
Locality
Country: Ecuador
Region: Zamora-Chinchipe
Subregion: Nangaritza ?
Locality Description: Parroquia: Zurmi. Comunidad Centro Shaime (along Río Nangaritza). Forest 2-4 km NW of Centro Shaime. Forest on limestone outcrop (i.e., presence of sinkholes, rocks, and caves).
DD Latitude: -4.3018
DD Longitude: -78.6839
Min. Elevation: 1000 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Evergreen wet forest.
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Woody vine. Abaxial leaf surface red. Inflorescence pendent and axillary. Bracts wine-red. Calyx lobes wine-red. Immature fruit red and cone-shaped. Mature fruit a fleshy dehiscent bivalved capsule. Corolla mostly yellow; 2 dorsal-most lobes red. Poricidal anthers present. NOTE: Clark #6461 differs from Clark #6492 by the following: lack of slime, corolla color, and placement of inflorescence relative to leaves). Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae