Collection Details

Species: Heppiella ulmifolia (Kunth) Hanst.

Gesneriaceae Heppiella ulmifolia (Kunth) Hanst.
J. L. Clark , Gesneriad Research Expedition 2007 Participants 9831


Collection Date: 30 May 2007
Determined By: unknown
Determination Date: unknown
Institution: unknown

Locality

Country: Ecuador

Region: Azuay

Subregion: Cuenca

Locality Description: Road from Cuenca to Guayaquil (vía Molleturo/El Cajas). San Jose de Molleturo; trail from road leading South through small patches of primary forest.

DD Latitude: -2.7114

DD Longitude: -79.4764

Min. Elevation: 1663 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Premontane wet to moist forest

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Scandent terrestrial herb. Corolla bright-red. Flowers in axillary clusters near branch apices (NOTE: variation with other populations with flower clusters that are lateral and not apical).

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae