Collection Details
Species: Pearcea schimpfii Mansf.
Collection Date: 24 May 2003
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2002
Institution: US
Locality
Country: Ecuador
Region: Tungurahua
Subregion: Baños
Locality Description: Hotel "El Otro Lado." Río Verde (tributary of Río Pastaza); near El Pailon del Diablo.
DD Latitude: -1.4036
DD Longitude: -78.2889
Min. Elevation: 1500 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Premontane/montane wet forest
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Terrestrial herb; 30-40 cm tall. Calyx green. Corolla urceolate; mostly red with black lobes; ceistogamous?. Fruit a capsule with tringular winged valves; subtended by an erect pecicel. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae