Collection Details
Species: Columnea sp.
Collection Date: 26 May 2010
Determined By: unknown
Determination Date: unknown
Institution: unknown
Locality
Country: Peru
Region: Cusco
Subregion: Urubamba
Locality Description: Machupicchu, 111 km NE of Cusco (Distrito: Machupicchu), trail to Waynapicchu and Gran Caverna.
DD Latitude: -13.1564
DD Longitude: -72.5428
Elevation: 2300-2490 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Semi-tropical, highland jungle, Vilcabamba Batolite (mass granite).
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Facultative epiphyte. Leaves caducous (i.e., most shoots were leafless). Only one shoot (of 50+) was fertile. Calyx green. Corolla purple; tubular; slightly ventricose on lower surface. Digital photographs of this collection are posted in the Andes-Amazon Atrium of BRIT (http://atrium.andesamazon.org) and with John L. Clark (UNA).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae