Collection Details

Species: Diastema affine Fritsch

Gesneriaceae Diastema affine Fritsch
J. L. Clark , University of Alabama in Ecuador Program Participants 9649


Collection Date: 23 May 2007
Determined By: unknown
Determination Date: unknown
Institution: unknown

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 Rojo to "Arbol de Limón" to La T to Montaña de los Guerrilleros and then Sendero Amarillo.

DD Latitude: 0.35

DD Longitude: -79.7333

Elevation: 400-600 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Premontane wet forest

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Terrestrial herb, 20-40 cm tall. Stems succulent. Abaxial leaf surface dark red. Leaves rugose. Fruit a capsule; dehiscing dorsally. Photographs of this collection are with John L. Clark (UNA).

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae