Collection Details
Species: Monopyle macrocarpa
Collection Date: 12 February 2003
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2002
Institution: US
Locality
Country: Ecuador
Region: Esmeraldas
Subregion: San Lorenzo
Locality Description: Parroquia: Alta Tambo. Border region of Awá Indigenous Territory. Entrance to the Río Bogotá community (future biological research station). Near Quebrada Pambilar.
DD Latitude: 0.9825
DD Longitude: -78.5972
Elevation: 350-600 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Very wet forest with abundant epiphytes.
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Epilithophytic herb; growing on vertical moss-covered rock surface along stream. Stems succulent and dorsiventral. Calyx green; corolla campanulate; white with purple lobes; throat yellow. Fruit a one-sided capsule dehiscing on dorsal surface. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae