Gasteranthus calcaratus var. calceolus (Fritsch) L.E.Skog & L.P.Kvist

  • Filed As

    Gesneriaceae
    Gasteranthus calcaratus aff. var. calceolus (Fritsch) L.E.Skog & L.P.Kvist

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Clark 5702 with Narváez, E.; Vargas, J. (guide), 23 Dec 2000

  • Location

    Ecuador. Tungurahua. Baños (Canton). Parroquia: Río Verde. Sector: Machay. Collections made along forested trail (from Baños-Puyo road) towards Cascada de San Miguel via San Augustin.

  • Habitat

    Tropical montane wet forest.

  • Description

    Terrestrial herb. Stems erect and woody (note: stems succulent in J.L. Clark #5695). Roots fibrous and rhizomes absent (note: rhizomes present in J.L. Clark #5695). Corolla hypocyrtoid and orange.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Photo

  • Specimen Notes

    QCA, QCNE, US

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2609306

    Occurrence ID: 898dc8cc-b5d1-4da7-9517-9a36da0fffa5

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Tungurahua

  • County/Municipio

    Baños (Canton)

  • Locality

    Parroquia: Río Verde. Sector: Machay. Collections made along forested trail (from Baños-Puyo road) towards Cascada de San Miguel via San Augustin.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1800 - 2200 m. (5906 - 7218 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -1.3847, -78.2806

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

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The New York Botanical Garden
Gesneriaceae
Gasteranthus calcaratus (Kunth) Wiehler aff. var. calceolus
(Fritsch) L.E.Skog & L.P.Kvist
J. L. Clark 5702
Plants of Ecuador
Gesneriaceae
Gasteranthus
Province: Tungurahua. Canton: Banos. Parroquia: Río Verde. Sector:
Machay. Collections made along forested trail (from Baflos-Puyo road)
towards Cascada de San Miguel via San Augustin. Elevation: ca. 1800-
2200 m. 01°23,05"S 078°16’50"W. Tropical montane wet forest.
Terrestrial herb. Stems erect and woody (note: stems succulent in J.L.
Clark #5695). Roots fibrous and rhizomes absent (note: rhizomes present
in J.L. Clark #5695). Corolla hypocyrtoid and orange. Photographs of
this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
J.L. Clark 5702	23 Dec 2000
With: E. Narvaez & J. Vargas (guide)
Collected under the auspicies of the Department of Systematic Biology-Botany
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (US)
02609306