Collection Details
Species: Columnea villosissima Mansf.
Collection Date: 21 December 2000
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2000
Institution: US
Locality
Country: Ecuador
Region: Napo
Subregion: Tena
Locality Description: Parroquia: Talag. Comunidad Cando. North of Río Jatunyacu.
DD Latitude: -1.0792
DD Longitude: -77.9414
Min. Elevation: 540 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Tropical wet forest.
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Pendent epiphyte. Calyx greenish-yellow. Nectary a trilobed dorsal gland. Corolla tubular. Fruit a globose green-yellow berry. When fruit is mature the calyx becomes flat and spreading (i.e., display-like). Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae