Collection Details

Species: Kohleria hypertrichosa J. L. Clark & L. E. Skog

Gesneriaceae Kohleria hypertrichosa J. L. Clark & L. E. Skog
J. L. Clark , S. G. Clark, E. Folleco, B. Syka 8450


Collection Date: 5 July 2003
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2007
Institution: UNA

Locality

Country: Ecuador

Region: Carchi

Subregion: Espejo

Locality Description: Parroquia: Guatal. Mirador de las Golondrinas (Fundación Golondrinas). Trail from Santa Rosa (El Rosal) to the refugio at El Corazon.

DD Latitude: 0.8294

DD Longitude: -78.1175

Elevation: 1600-2000 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Wet premontane/cloud forest

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Scandent epiphytic climber; occasionally terrestrial. Aerial (propagules?) rhizomes present. Stems horizontal to dorsiventral. Calyx lobes red; persistent in fruit. Fruit a capsule dehiscing on one side. Nectary comprised of 5 separate glands. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae