Columnea rubricalyx L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog

Gesneriaceae

Collection NumberCroat, T 95236
CollectorsThomas B. Croat, Christopher Davidson & Sharon Christoph
Identified ByJ. L. Clark
SourceC. Davidson
Date23 February 2005
CountryEcuador
provinceEsmeraldas
LocationAlong road between Lita and San Lorenzo, vicinity of Alto Tambo, 6.6 km NW of Alto Tambo. 684 m elev.
Lat/LongN 00 57 34 W 78 33 36
NoteCreeping epiphytic shrub; branches descending to horizontal and spreading at the flowering ends; calyx purplish violet; corolla yellow; blades purplish violet below. Fruit white.