Collection Details
Species: Diastema scabrum (Poepp.) Benth. ex Walp.
Collection Date: 25 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 Café to Río Cube and then to Río Piscina to vivero near main Bilsa cabin.
DD Latitude: 0.35
DD Longitude: -79.7333
Elevation: 400-600 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Premontane wet forest
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Terrestrial herb, 20-35 cm tall. Stems succulent. Fruit a one-valved capsule; valves becoming entirely flat when seeds are dispersed (see fotos of valves of pre- and post-seed dispersal). Photographs of this collection are with John L. Clark (UNA).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae