Family
Gesneriaceae
Genus
Columnea
Specific Epithet
rubricalyx
Authorship
L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog
2/21/2005
Location
Ecuador, Esmeraldas
1.078611, -78.666667
Location Remarks
Along Río San Juan 0.7 km N of Lita-San Lorenzo Road. 300 m elev.
Collectors
Thomas B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon Christoph
Notes
Creeping epiphytic shrub; branches descending to horizontal and spreading at the flowering ends; calyx purplish violet; corolla yellow; blades purplish violet below. Fruit white.