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Collection Details

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

Gesneriaceae Kohleria hypertrichosa J. L. Clark & L. E. Skog
J. L. Clark , E. Folleco 8462


Collection Date: 6 July 2003
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2007
Institution: UNA

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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: Epiphytic climber; rarely terrestria. Shoots horizontal when epiphytic and dorsiventral when terrestrial. Rhizomes (propagules?) elongate and stringy.Calyx red and truncate; persistent in fruit. Corolla tubular; apically ventriocose on lower surface; orangish-yellow with thick white villous pubescence; lobes orangish-yellow; throat with red spotting on dorsal surface. Nectary comprised of 5 separate glands. Staminode present. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae