Collection Details

Species: Gasteranthus mutabilis L. E. Skog & L. P. Kvist

Gesneriaceae Gasteranthus mutabilis L. E. Skog & L. P. Kvist
J. L. Clark , 2009 Gesneriad Research Expedition Participants 10986


Collection Date: 31 May 2009
Determined By: unknown
Determination Date: unknown
Institution: unknown

Locality

Country: Ecuador

Region: Santo Domingo de las Tsachilas

Subregion: Santo Domingo de las Tsachilas

Locality Description: Bosque Protector Rio Guajalito. Located on the old Quito-Santo Domingo road (via antigua Quito-Santo Domingo) between Chiriboga and La Palma.

DD Latitude: -0.3139

DD Longitude: -78.9264

Min. Elevation: 1796 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Montane wet forest

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Terrestrial herb, 25-35 cm tall. Fruit a bivalved capsule that dehisces primarily along the walls of the locules (loculicdally dehiscent) and secondarily dehisces along the septa (e.g., weakly septicidally dehiscent & four-valved). Photographs of this collection are with John L. Clark (UNA).

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae