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Collection Details

Species: Drymonia coccinea (Aubl.) Wiehler

Gesneriaceae Drymonia cf. coccinea (Aubl.) Wiehler
J. L. Clark , K. Elmers, A. Lucia, M. Terry, M. Sharupe (guide) 6461


Collection Date: 13 December 2001
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2000
Institution: US

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Locality

Country: Ecuador

Region: Zamora-Chinchipe

Subregion: Nangaritza ?

Locality Description: Parroquia: Zurmi. Comunidad Centro Shaime (along Río Nangaritza). Forest 2-4 km NW of Centro Shaime. Forest on limestone outcrop (i.e., presence of sinkholes, rocks, and caves).

DD Latitude: -4.3018

DD Longitude: -78.6839

Min. Elevation: 1000 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Evergreen wet forest.

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Woody vine. Abaxial leaf surface red. Inflorescence pendent and axillary. Bracts wine-red. Calyx lobes wine-red. Immature fruit red and cone-shaped. Mature fruit a fleshy dehiscent bivalved capsule. Corolla mostly yellow; 2 dorsal-most lobes red. Poricidal anthers present. NOTE: Clark #6461 differs from Clark #6492 by the following: lack of slime, corolla color, and placement of inflorescence relative to leaves). Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae