Collection Details

Species: Gesneria earlei Urb. & Britton

Gesneriaceae Gesneria earlei Urb. & Britton
J. L. Clark , J. Matos, A. Torres-Bilbao, O. Valle-Hernandéz, I. Ventosa-Rodríguez 10486


Collection Date: 6 August 2008
Determined By: unknown
Determination Date: unknown
Institution: unknown

Locality

Country: Cuba

Region: Sancti Spíritus

Locality Description: Montañas de Trinidad - Cordillera Guamuhaya. Reserva Ecologica Altura de Banao, 5-10 km SW of Sancti Spíritus. Sendero El Mangito.

DD Latitude: 21.8703

DD Longitude: -79.5969

Elevation: 300-600 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Bosque pluvial montano

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Subwoody scandent epiphyte growing on vertical limestone outcrop. Leaves clustered on short stems between elongate internodes (rarely with leaves evenly spaced). Pedicels red. Calyx uniformly light green. Corolla tubular and orange. Photographs of this collection are with John L. Clark (UNA).

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae