Collection Details

Species: Gasteranthus acuticarinatus M. Freiberg

Gesneriaceae Gasteranthus acuticarinatus M. Freiberg
J. L. Clark , S. G. Clark, B. Syka 8408


Collection Date: 4 July 2003
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2002
Institution: US

Locality

Country: Ecuador

Region: Carchi

Subregion: Espejo

Locality Description: Parroquia: Guatal. Mirador de las Golondrinas (FundaciĆ³n Golondrinas). Santa Rosa (El Rosal).

DD Latitude: 0.8278

DD Longitude: -78.1297

Elevation: 1600-1900 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Wet premontane/cloud forest

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Terrestrial herb, to 1 m tall. Stem internode regions swollen; alternating purple and green. Calyx dark red; corolla dark red with purple lobes; dorsal keel on corolla tube present (note: fruit for this species is described on JLC # 8498). Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae