Gesneria odontophylla Urb. & Ekman

  • Filed As

    Gesneriaceae
    Gesneria odontophylla Urb. & Ekman

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Clark 14360 with Cinea, W.; Sturla, M., 08 Jan 2015

  • Location

    Haiti. Grand'Anse. Northern foothills of Massif de la Hotte. Rivière Voldrogue at Bras-Sec [=Bois-Sec] between Léon and Fond Conchon, 29+ KM SE of Jérémie.

  • Habitat

    Steep cliffs along large dry riverbed.

  • Description

    Tree, 2+ m tall. Growing in rock crevice and leaning horizontally (ca., 2 m above ground). Abaxial leaf surface shiny brown. Inflorescence a reduced pair-flowered cyme that appears umbellate with 2-3 mature flowers/inflorescence. Calyx green. Corolla tubu.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Photo

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2647416

    Occurrence ID: 24316f4d-4653-40eb-b992-e1c8a052d4d9

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Haiti

  • State/Province

    Grand'Anse

  • Locality

    Northern foothills of Massif de la Hotte. Rivière Voldrogue at Bras-Sec [=Bois-Sec] between Léon and Fond Conchon, 29+ KM SE of Jérémie

  • Elevation

    Alt. 218 m. (715 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.5203, -74.0736

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

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Plants of Haiti
02647416
Gesneriaceae
Gesneria odontophylla Urb. & Ekman
Haiti. Department Grand'Anse. Northern foothills of Massif de la Hotte.
Rivière Voldrogue at Bras-Sec [=Bois-Sec] between Léon and Fond
Conchon, 29+ KM SE of Jérémie. Elevation 218m. 18°31 ' 13 "N
74°4'25"W. Steep cliffs along large dry riverbed. Tree, 2+ m tall. Growing
in rock crevice and leaning horizontally (ca., 2 m above ground). Abaxial
leaf surface shiny brown. Inflorescence a reduced pair-flowered cyme that
appears umbellate with 2-3 mature flowers/inflorescence. Calyx green.
Corolla tubular; mostly yellow with dark purple lobes. Corolla symmetry
usually bilateral and rarely radial (cf., images). Corolla tube covered with
resinous-waxy flakes. Digital images of this collection are with John L
Clark (UNA).
J.L. Clark 14360	8 Jan 2015
With: W. Cinea & M. Sturla
Herbarium of the University of Alabama (UNA)
02647416