Collection Details
Species: Gesneria purpurascens Urb.
Collection Date: 14 August 2008
Determined By: unknown
Determination Date: unknown
Institution: unknown
Locality
Country: Cuba
Region: Guantánamo
Subregion: Baracoa
Locality Description: Municipio: Baracoa. Primary trail to summit of El Yunque de Baracoa (managed by Empressa Flora Y Fauna).
Habitat
Habitat Description: Bosque siempre verde
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Saxicolous herb. Leaves in basal rosette. Abaxial leaf surface bullate; petiole with bright red trichomes. Calyx and pedicels with bright red trichomes (cf., JLC 10575 - Gesneria libanensis Linden ex C. Morr.) Photographs of this collection are with John L. Clark (UNA).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae