Collection Details

Species: Glossoloma scandens J. L. Clark

Gesneriaceae Glossoloma scandens J. L. Clark
J. L. Clark , R. Hall, F. Nicolalde 7510


Collection Date: 24 March 2003
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2003
Institution: US

Locality

Country: Ecuador

Region: Imbabura

Subregion: Ibarra

Locality Description: Parroquia: Lita. Comunidad San Francisco; next to Río Verde (13 air-km south of Lita).

DD Latitude: 0.7558

DD Longitude: -78.4525

Elevation: 1100-900 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Premontane wet forest

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Clambering scandent epiphyte. Growing at base of tree trunk. Flowers in axillary clusters below leaves. Pedicels & calyx lobes orangish-red. Nectary a truncate gland on lower surface. Corolla tubular; orangish-red; apically pouched on upper surface. Immature fruit green. Mature fruit white and cone-shaped; when dehiscing with white reflexed valves; seeds embeddeded in fleshy orange funiculi. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae