Collection Details
Species: Nematanthus fluminensis (Vell.) Fritsch
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. s.n.. Source: cutting received from Robert & Diane Stewart, Stow, Massachusetts. Cutting obtained by Stewart's from Jonathan Ertelt (Nashville, TN) in November 1988.
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Stems subwoody; erect at base, then becoming horizontal to erect. Leaves succulent (more succulent than N. monanthus); abaxial surface red; adaxial surface green and shiny. Wild origin unknown, but probably from Brazil. Leaf material collected for molecular systematic studies.
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae