Collection Details
Species: Heppiella viscida (Lindl. & Paxt.) Fritsch
Collection Date: 19 October 2002
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2001
Institution: US
Locality
Country: Venezuela
Region: Trujillo
Subregion: Boconó
Locality Description: Main road from Boconó to Guaramacal. Near entrace to Parque Nacional Guaramacal.
DD Latitude: 9.2167
DD Longitude: -70.2
Elevation: 1800-2100 m
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Terrestrial scandent herb. Stems becoming erect, to 1.0 m tall. Leaves and stems with viscous (sticky) pubescence. Leaves opposite, sometimes whorled (3/node). Calyx green. Corolla red and tubular. Growing along sunny roadside. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US)
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae