Collection Details
Species: Heppiella viscida (Lindl. & Paxt.) Fritsch
Collection Date: 16 October 2002
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2001
Institution: US
Locality
Country: Venezuela
Region: Mérida
Locality Description: Dirt road between Torondoy and Pico Aguila/entrance to Parque Nacional Culata (via Paramo de Mucumbis).
DD Latitude: 8.9167
DD Longitude: -70.95
Elevation: 2799-2900 m
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Terrestrial herb, 30-40 cm tall. Stem and leaves covered with sticky viscous pubescence. Inflorescence terminal and panicle-like. Calyx green. Corolla red and tubular. Growing n sandy crevice of rock face along road. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US)
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae