Viola sp.

Violaceae

Collection NumberNeill, D 15893
CollectorsDavid Neill, C. Davidson, S.R. Christoph
Identified By
SourceC. Davidson
Date21 September 2007
CountryEcuador
provinceZamora Chinchipe
cantonEl Pangui
LocationCordillera del Cóndor region. Upper Río Wawaime watershed, tributary of Río Quimi. Near site of proposed EcuaCorriente copper mine. Dense, wet cloud forest on steep slopes on substrate of mixed sandstone and clay soil. Dwarf forest on exposed ridges with higher quartzite sand content. 1320 m elev.
Lat/LongS 03 34 43 W 078 26 07
NoteProstrate herb, with long stems spreading over ground above humus mat. Leaves purple-red on lower surface. Calyx dark purple. Corolla white, suffused pale violet.