Columnea tessmannii Mansf.

  • Filed As

    Gesneriaceae
    Columnea tessmannii Mansf.

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Clark 8336 with Katzenstein, J., 25 Jun 2003

  • Location

    Ecuador. Morona Santiago. Palora (Canton). Parroquia: 16 de Agosto. Main road from Macas-Puyo highway towards the town of Palora. Patch of forest near bridge.

  • Habitat

    Premontane wet forest.

  • Description

    Epiphyte with dorsiventral shoots. Abaxial leaf surface dark red with white trichomes on veins. Bracts green. Calyx white. Corolla bilabiate; yellow with red spotting and streaks on lower lobe (lip) and base of sinuses.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Photo

  • Specimen Notes

    QCNE, US

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2609278

    Occurrence ID: 07fbe4df-4f43-46e0-82eb-c1a11de1de94

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Gesneriaceae

  • All Determinations

    Columnea tessmannii Mansf.
    Note: Det. by: Clark, J.L. (US), 2003

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Morona Santiago

  • County/Municipio

    Palora (Canton)

  • Locality

    Parroquia: 16 de Agosto. Main road from Macas-Puyo highway towards the town of Palora. Patch of forest near bridge.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 860 m. (2822 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -1.7364, -77.8986

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

  • Distribution

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Plants of Ecuador
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Gesneriaceae
Columnea tessmannii Mansf.
Det. J.L. Clark, 2003 (US)
Provincia: Morona-Santiago. Cantón: Palora. Parroquia: 16 de Agosto.
Main road from Macas-Puyo highway towards the town of Palora. Patch
of forest near bridge. Elevation: 860 m. 01o44’ir'S 077°53'55"W.
Premontane wet forest. Epiphyte with dorsiventral shoots. Abaxial leaf
surface dark red with white trichomes on veins. Bracts green. Calyx
white. Corolla bilabiate; yellow with red spotting and streaks on lower
lobe (lip) and base of sinuses. Photographs of this collection are in the
Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
J.L. Clark 8336	25 Jun 2003
With: J. Katzenstein
Collected under the auspices of the Department of Systematic Biology-Botany
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
02609278