Collection Details
Species: Drymonia coccinea (Aubl.) Wiehler
Collection Date: 14 December 2001
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2000
Institution: US
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. Leaves usually growing 5-8 m above ground. Abaxial leaf surface green. Inflorescence proximal to leaves (ca. 1 m above ground). Inflorescence an indeterminate pendent spike. Each clusters of flowers filled with slime. Calyx white to light green. Corolla tubular; yellow with red spots on lobes. Note: only immature plants will have inflorescence and leaves in same region. C.f., Clark #6461. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae