Collection Details

Species: Alloplectus hispidus (Kunth) Mart.

Gesneriaceae Alloplectus hispidus (Kunth) Mart.
J. L. Clark , M. Thurber, D. Ranosa (guide) 5625


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