Filed As:

Gesneriaceae
Columnea picta H.Karst.

Location:

Ecuador. Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas. Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (Canton). Santo Domingo de los Colorados. Old road ("Via Antigua") between Quito and Santo Domingo (via Chiriboga), between La Palma and Bosque Protector Rio Guajalito. Remnant patches of forests along steep embankments. Alt. 977m. (3205 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Clark 10937 with 2009 Gesneriad Research Expedition Participants, 29 May 2009

Description:

Terrestrial herb with dorsiventral shoots. Abaxial and adaxial leaf apex bright red. Bracts light green with dark red midvein. Corolla bilabiate; yellow with red striations at base of lip.

Habitat:

Montane wet forest.

Feature Notes:

Photo

Identifiers:

GUID: 463cf28b-1fbb-40ea-9cc0-277ad6677ef6

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (-0.3153, -78.9247)

Distribution:

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