Collection Details
Species: Glossoloma purpureum (L. P. Kvist & L. E. Skog) J. L. Clark
Collection Date: 1 February 2003
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2002
Institution: US
Locality
Country: Ecuador
Region: Pichincha
Subregion: Quito
Locality Description: Parroquia: Nanegalito. Finca Kayalami; south of Cartegena; 2-3 air-km SE of Nanegalito.
DD Latitude: 0.1136
DD Longitude: -78.7028
Elevation: 1500-1600 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Premontane wet forest
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Terresrial shrub w/ erect stems, 30-50 cm tall. Rarely an eipiphyte. Abaxial leaf surface purple. Pedicels green. Calyx lobes green w/ fimbriate margins (fimbriations sometimes red); slightly cucullate. Corolla yellow; apically pouched. Nectary gland on upper surface. Flowers axillary; pendent; resupinate. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US)
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae