Collection Details

Species: Columnea picta H. Karst.

Gesneriaceae Columnea picta H. Karst.
J. L. Clark , G. Zapata, G. Toasa 7114


Collection Date: 11 February 2003
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2002
Institution: US

Locality

Country: Ecuador

Region: Esmeraldas

Subregion: San Lorenzo

Locality Description: Parroquia: Alta Tambo. Awá Indigenous Territory. Río Bogotá community (future biological research station), 2 km south of Lita-San Lorenzo road. Near Quebrada Pambilar.

DD Latitude: 0.9825

DD Longitude: -78.5972

Elevation: 350-600 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Very wet forest with abundant epiphytes.

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Scandent epiphyte; sometimes terrestrial. Stems dorsiventral. Abaxial leaf surface dark red with light-red apices. Calyx lobes yellow with purple mid-section. Corolla bilabiate; yellow with purple markings at base of lip. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae