Collection Details

Species: Alsobia punctata (Lindl.) Hanst.

Gesneriaceae Alsobia punctata (Lindl.) Hanst.
J. L. Clark 8851


Collection Date: 31 March 2004
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2003
Institution: US

Locality

Country: United States of America

Locality Description: Smithsonian Botany Greenhouse acc. 1977-103. Source: plant received from Bailey Hortorium (Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY) as Cornell Univ. Conserv. G-722. Wild origin: Mexico, Oaxaca (H.E. Moore #8881-W NOT 8881).

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Stems succulent to semiwoody; erect, then becoming decumbent; 15-30 cm long. Flowers erect; corolla nearly perpendicular realative to calyx. Calyx lobes green and lanceolate. Corolla campanulate; white with red spotting at mouth; corolla lobes fimbriate. Nectary a single-lobed gland on dorsal surface. Glandular trichomes present on inner-surface of corolla. Fruits erect. Leaf material collected for molecular systematic studies.

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae