Collection Details

Species: Nautilocalyx sp.

Gesneriaceae Nautilocalyx sp.
J. L. Clark , University of Alabama in Ecuador Program Participants 9550


Collection Date: 15 May 2007
Determined By: unknown
Determination Date: unknown
Institution: unknown

Locality

Country: Ecuador

Region: Napo

Locality Description: Yasuni Biosphere Reserve. Tiputini Biodiversity Station (owned by the Universidad San Francisco, Quito). Sendero Guacamayo.

DD Latitude: -0.6364

DD Longitude: -76.1494

Min. Elevation: 200 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Tierre firme rainforest.

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Common terrestrial herb growing along trails near cabins, 15-25 cm tall. Stem succulent. Abaxial leaf surface red. Flowers one/axil. Pedicels reddish-purple; calyx purple. Corolla bright red. Stigma shallowly forked. Photographs of this collection are with John L. Clark (UNA). SEM sample #1.

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae