Collection Details
Species: Columnea atahualpae J. F. Sm. & L. E. Skog
Collection Date: 13 May 2003
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2002
Institution: US
Locality
Country: Ecuador
Region: El Oro
Subregion: Piñas
Locality Description: Buffer zone/border region of Reserva Ecologica Buenaventura; 11 km (air-km) north of the "Entrada la Virgin" on road towards Viron.
DD Latitude: -3.5578
DD Longitude: -79.77
Elevation: 1300-1700 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Premontane wet forest
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Common terrestrial herb along road. Rarely an epiphyte. Stems semiwoody. Abaxial leaf surface red. Bracts reddish green. Calyx lobes red; basal region with appendages. Nectary comprised of 5 separate glands. Corolla tubular; dark yellow near base; pale yellow near apex. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae