Collection Details

Species: Diastema affine Fritsch

Gesneriaceae Diastema affine Fritsch
J. L. Clark , Gesneriad Research Expedition 2007 Participants 9964


Collection Date: 4 June 2007
Determined By: unknown
Determination Date: unknown
Institution: unknown

Locality

Country: Ecuador

Region: Zamora-Chinchipe

Subregion: Zamora

Locality Description: Buffer zone near the eastern border of Parque Nacional Podocarpus; 4.5 km S of Zamora, trail following Río Bombuscora from the "Puente Peatonal"

DD Latitude: -4.0928

DD Longitude: -78.9606

Min. Elevation: 984 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Premontane wet to moist forest

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Terrestrial herb, 20-30 cm tall. Growing in wet and muddy areas along trail. Abaxial leaf surface light green. Fruit a capsule dehiscing on one side. Corolla tubular; white with spots on lobes. Photographs of this collection are with John L. Clark (UNA). SEM sample #75.

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae