Collection Details

Species: Columnea guttata Poepp.

Gesneriaceae Columnea guttata Poepp.
J. L. Clark , J. R. Bennett, L. Bohs, N. Leon 9004


Collection Date: 1 April 2005
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2004
Institution: US

Locality

Country: Ecuador

Region: Zamora-Chinchipe

Subregion: Valladolid

Locality Description: El Porvenir del Carmen. Next to Río San Luis. Forest ca., 1-2 km N of El Porvenir del Carmen along main trail to the village of Layola.

DD Latitude: -4.5472

DD Longitude: -79.0336

Elevation: 1550-1650 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Remnant patch of moist/wet forest surrounded by cow pasture

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Terrestrial herb. Shoots dorsiventral. Calyx lobes light green. Immature corolla yellow. Fruit an elongate yellow berry; erect and above leaves when mature. Flower posture horizontal and appressesd to lower leaf surface. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae