Collection Details
Species: Columnea ovatifolia L. E. Skog & L. P. Kvist
Collection Date: 6 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 (Fundación Golondrinas). Trail from El Corazon towards La Cortadera (2 km NE of refugio).
DD Latitude: 0.8294
DD Longitude: -78.1175
Elevation: 2000-2500 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Wet premontane/cloud forest
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Terrestrial woody vine growing on recently fallen branch from the subcanopy. Calyx lobes green. Corolla tubular; lavender with yellow lobes and dark red spots. Nectary with glands: trilobed dorsal gland and a bilobed ventral gland. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae