Collection Details
Species: Gesneria viridiflora (Decne.) Kuntze
Collection Date: 9 August 2008
Determined By: unknown
Determination Date: unknown
Institution: unknown
Locality
Country: Cuba
Region: Granma
Locality Description: Parque Nacional Turquino. Sierra Maestra. Hiking trail between the parking lot at Alto de Naranjo and La Platica.
Elevation: 1000-900 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Bosque pluvial
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Shrub, 1-2 m tall. Leaves ovate (cf.,JLC 10511 & 10512). Abaxial leaf surface reddish-green. Flowers uniformly yellow to yellow suffused with red to unifromly red. Corolla surface and terminal buds with resin deposits. Corolla lobes fimbriate Bracts and calyx lobes lanceolate. Inflorescence with 3-5 flowers clustered on apex of a stout peduncle. Photographs of this collection are with John L. Clark (UNA).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae