Collection Details
Species: Glossoloma pedunculatum J. L. Clark
Collection Date: 28 July 2003
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2003
Institution: US
Locality
Country: Panama
Region: ChiriquÃ
Subregion: Gualaca
Locality Description: Corregimiento: Hornito. Reserva Forestal Fortuna (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute). Sendero Aleman (near Quebrada Aleman).
DD Latitude: 8.7128
DD Longitude: -82.2486
Min. Elevation: 1300 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Premontane/cloud forest
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Shrub, 1.5-2.0 m tall. Stem unbranched, basally glabrescent, apically pubescent. Abaxial leaf surface uniformly green to green with reddish tinge. Inflorescence axillary; usually below leaf portion of stem. Peduncle thick, 1-3 cm long. Pedicels, calyx lobes and bracts dark purple. Corolla light red and tubular. Bracts occasionally covering pedicels and calyx lobes. Fruit a bivalved fleshy capsule. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae