Pearcea sprucei (Britton) L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog

  • Filed As

    Gesneriaceae
    Pearcea sprucei (Britton) L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Clark 8984 with Bennett, J.R.; Bohs, L.; León, N., 01 Apr 2005

  • Location

    Ecuador. Zamora Chinchipe. Chinchipe (Canton). Road Valladolid-Tapala-El Porvenir del Carmen; 1-2 km E of Valladolid.

  • Habitat

    Remnant patch of moist/wet forest along road.

  • Description

    Terrestrial herb, 40-60 cm tall. Abaxial leaf surface dark red to light green. Pedicels erect. Calyx green. Corolla tubular; red; throat yellow with purple spots.

  • Specimen Notes

    QCNE, US

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02681187

    Occurrence ID: 401ec290-8697-4d61-82ff-5fc5d3b28966

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Zamora Chinchipe

  • County/Municipio

    Chinchipe (Canton)

  • Locality

    Road Valladolid-Tapala-El Porvenir del Carmen; 1-2 km E of Valladolid.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1600 - 1700 m. (5249 - 5577 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -4.5575, -79.1306

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

  • Distribution

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Plants of Ecuador
Gesneriaceae
Pearcea sprucei (Britton) L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog
Det. J.L. Clark, 2005 (US)
Ecuador. Provincia: Zamora-Chinchipe. Canton: Valladolid. Road
Valladolid-Tapala-El Porvenir del Carmen; 1-2 km E of Valladolid. 1600
1700 m. 04°33'27"S 79°07'50"W. Remnant patch of moist/wet forest
along road. Terrestrial herb, 40-60 cm tall. Abaxial leaf surface dark red
to light green. Pedicels erect. Calyx green. Corolla tubular; red; throat
yellow with purple spots.
J.L. Clark 8984	1 Apr 2005
With: J.R Bennett, L. Bohs & N. Leon
Collected under the auspices of the Dept.of Botany, Smithsonian Institution (US)
Funded by the National Science Foundation PBI Solanum Project
02681187