Collection Details

Species: Pearcea hispidissima (Wiehler) L. P. Kvist & L. E. Skog

Gesneriaceae Pearcea hispidissima (Wiehler) L. P. Kvist & L. E. Skog
J. L. Clark , J. Katzenstein 8300


Collection Date: 24 June 2003
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2002
Institution: US

Locality

Country: Ecuador

Region: Pastaza

Subregion: Puyo

Locality Description: Parroquia: Veracruz. La Esperanza (Siguin); Finca Salina (de Hilda Perez). Km 14 on the Puyo-Macas road.

DD Latitude: -1.5444

DD Longitude: -77.8981

Elevation: 1000-800 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Premontane wet forest

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Terrestrial herb, 30-80 cm tall; occasionally epiphytic. Stems unbranched and erect. Flowers erect. Pedicels and calyx lobes light green. Corolla tubular; appearing laterally compressed; mostly red; lobes red with dark red spots. Perianth covered with white hispid trichomes. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae