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 9037 with Bennett, J.R.; Bohs, L.; León, N., 03 Apr 2005

  • Location

    Ecuador. Zamora Chinchipe. Palanda (Canton). Parroquia: Valladolid. Southern slopes of the Cordillera de Sabanilla (headwaters of Río Chinchipe). Tapichalaca Reserve (Fundación Jocotoco). Sendero Tangaro to Sendero Quebrada Honda.

  • Habitat

    Cloud forest.

  • Description

    Terrestrial herb, 40-60 cm tall. Abaxial leaf surface dark red to dark green. Flowers erect. Calyx green. Corolla tubular; red; lateral and lower lobe yellow with red spots; dorsal lobe uniformly red.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Photo

  • Specimen Notes

    LOJA, QCNE, US

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02681010

    Occurrence ID: 79d777eb-4e09-4ecd-b554-2b29a1d44d89

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Zamora Chinchipe

  • County/Municipio

    Palanda (Canton)

  • Locality

    Parroquia: Valladolid. Southern slopes of the Cordillera de Sabanilla (headwaters of Río Chinchipe). Tapichalaca Reserve (Fundación Jocotoco). Sendero Tangaro to Sendero Quebrada Honda.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2500 m. (8202 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -4.495, -79.1319

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

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Plants of Ecuador
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Gesneriaceae
Pearcea sprucei (Britton) L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog
Det. J.L. Clark, 2005 (US)
Ecuador. Provincia: Zamora-Chinchipe. Cantón: Palanda. Parroquia:
Valladolid. Southern slopes of the Cordillera de Sabanilla (headwaters of
Rio Chinchipe). Tapichalaca Reserve (Fundación Jocotoco). Sendero
Tangaro to Sendero Quebrada Honda. 2500 m. 04°29'42"S 79°07'55"W.
Cloud forest. Terrestrial herb, 40-60 cm tall. Abaxial leaf surface dark red
to dark green. Flowers erect. Calyx green. Corolla tubular; red; lateral and
lower lobe yellow with red spots; dorsal lobe uniformly red. Photographs
of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
J.L. Clark 9037	03 Apr 2005
With: J.R Bennett, L. Bohs & N. Leon
Collected under the auspices of the Deptof Botany, Smithsonian Institution (US)
Funded by the National Science Foundation PBI Solanum Project
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