Collection Details
Species: Alloplectus hispidus (Kunth) Mart.
Collection Date: 17 December 2000
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 1999
Institution: US
Locality
Country: Ecuador
Region: Napo
Subregion: Quijos
Locality Description: Parroquia: Cuyuja. Forest and pasture between the town of Cuyuja and the confluence of Río Tablon and Río Quijos. Near northern border of Reserva Ecológica Antisana.
DD Latitude: -0.4783
DD Longitude: -78.0428
Elevation: 2500-2750 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Forest and pasture
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Vine covering first 2-3 m of tree trunk. Flowers axillary. Calyx green. Corolla yellow and tubular. Nectary a bilobed dorsal gland. Fruit a black fleshy bivalved capsule. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae