Collection Details

Species: Gasteranthus tenellus L. E. Skog & L. P. Kvist

Gesneriaceae Gasteranthus tenellus L. E. Skog & L. P. Kvist
J. L. Clark , University of Alabama in Ecuador Program Participants 9621


Collection Date: 21 May 2007
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2009
Institution: UNA

Locality

Country: Ecuador

Region: Esmeraldas

Subregion: Quinindé

Locality Description: Reserva Ecológica Mache-Chindul, 35 km W of Quinindé. The Bilsa Biological Station. Cordillera Mache-Chindul. Sendero Verde to Dos Bocas and then Sendero Mono to Station.

DD Latitude: 0.35

DD Longitude: -79.7333

Elevation: 400-600 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Premontane wet forest

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Terrestrial herb, 40-50 cm tall. Corolla campanulate; white; base of corolla with an elongate spur that clasps apex of pedicel; inner surface of corolla with red striations and yellowish-white tinge. Rare along river near Dos Bocas. Photographs of this collection are with John L. Clark (UNA).

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae