Collection Details
Variety: Corytoplectus speciosus var. orbicularis C. Rodr. & L. E. Skog
Collection Date: 4 June 2007
Determined By: L. E. Skog
Determination Date: 30 November 2007
Institution: US
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, 30-40 cm tall. Abaxial leaf surface uniformly dark red/purple; adaxial leaf surface variegated. Bracts present; wine red and early caducous. Calyx bright red; cucullate. Corolla yellow; tubular and urceolate. Immature fruits yellow and non-translucent. Mature fruits globose; translucent; appearing dark black. Photographs of this collection are with John L. Clark (UNA). SEM sample #76.
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae