Collection Details
Species: Glossoloma pycnosuzygium (Donn. Sm.) J. L. Clark
Collection Date: 15 October 2002
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2003
Institution: US
Locality
Country: Venezuela
Region: Mérida
Subregion: Justo Briseño
Locality Description: Quebrado El Molino (near Las Cuadras).
DD Latitude: 9
DD Longitude: -70.9333
Elevation: 1700-1850 m
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Common woody vine along streams; branches nearly horizontal. Calyx lobes green and valvate. Corolla mostly red with white base; tubular; apically ventricose on dorsal surface. Flowers resupinate. Immature fruit cone-shaped and white. Mature fruit a bivalved display capsule with black seeds embedded in purple flesh Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US)
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae