Chirita

  • Filed As

    Gesneriaceae
    Chirita

  • Collector(s)

    F. Kingdon-Ward 479, 03 Apr 1939

  • Location

    Myanmar. Ngawchang and 'Nmai Valleys.

  • Habitat

    On shady banks, in gullies along the roadside.

  • Description

    Flowers arge, like Gloxinia blooms, violet and white. Corolla softly pubescent, calyx hairy. Leaves rather bulbate with a glossy sheen above, coarsely hairy below.

  • Collection Notes

    Vernay-Cutting Expedition to North Burma.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02652109

    Occurrence ID: c1236e61-d0d1-4cc5-9f7e-f14fc58f771e

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Gesneriaceae

  • All Determinations

    Chirita

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Myanmar

  • Locality

    Ngawchang and 'Nmai Valleys.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1219 - 1524 m. (3999 - 5000 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    26.2003, 98.2781

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    94038

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Coordinates of feature approximated as halved distance, along river, between mouth and headwaters of Nmai Hka (headwaters assumed to be major upstream fork). Radius approximated to river mouth (94020 m). Final uncertainty found using MaNIS Georef. Calc.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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