Columnea katzensteiniae (Wiehler) L.E.Skog & L.P.Kvist

  • Filed As

    Gesneriaceae
    Columnea katzensteiniae (Wiehler) L.E.Skog & L.P.Kvist

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Clark 8915 with Bohs, L.; León, N., 29 Mar 2005

  • Location

    Ecuador. Zamora Chinchipe. Chinchipe (Canton). Parroquia: Zumba. Finca de Sandy León. Forest near Río Tarrangami.

  • Habitat

    Premontane wet to moist forest.

  • Description

    Pendent epiphyte; growing 7-10 m above ground. Leaves succulent; green with red margins. Calyx lobes red. Corolla tubular; dark purple with yellow lobes.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Photo

  • Specimen Notes

    LOJA, QCNE, US

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2609290

    Occurrence ID: 6af535df-b9e1-435d-9602-bb70825b691e

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Zamora Chinchipe

  • County/Municipio

    Chinchipe (Canton)

  • Locality

    Parroquia: Zumba. Finca de Sandy León. Forest near Río Tarrangami.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2100 - 2300 m. (6890 - 7546 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -4.7806, -79.2092

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

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Plants of Ecuador
Gcsneriaceae
Columnea katzensteiniae (Wiehler) L.E. Skog & L.P. Kvist
Det. J.L. Clark, 2005 (US)
Ecuador. Provincia: Zamora-Chinchipe. Cantón: Chinchipe. Parroquia:
Zumba. Finca de Sandy León. Forest near Río Tarrangami. 2100-2300
m. 04°46'50"S 79°12'33"W. Premontane wet to moist forest. Pendent
epiphyte; growing 7-10 m above ground. Leaves succulent; green with
red margins. Calyx lobes red. Corolla tubular; dark purple with yellow
lobes. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file
(US).
J.L. Clark 8915	29 Mar 2005
With: L. Bohs & N. Leon
Collected under the auspices of the Deptof Botany, Smithsonian Institution (US)
Funded by the National Science Foundation PBI Solanum Project
02609290