Columnea picta H. Karst. belongs to the Gesneriaceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Family
Gesneriaceae
Genus
Columnea
Specific Epithet
picta
Authorship
H. Karst.
8/15/2004
Location
Ecuador, Cotopaxi
-0.868889, -79.159167
Location Remarks
Along road from Guayacan to Pucayacú, Departing main Quevedo-Latacunga Hwy. (23.2 km W of Cotopaxi-Los Ríos border 0.8 km N of Guayacan, 8.4 km S of Guasaganda.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson
Notes
Terrestrial; bracts greenish yellow; flower buds greenish; blade with tip violet-purple on both surfaces.
2/11/2005
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Terrestrial; pedicel and calyx yellow, marked with violet-purple.
2/18/2005
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Creeping epiphytic vine; blades either tipped with magenta or purplish violet throughout below; sepals yellow-green, tinged with purple-violet; corolla pale, yellow with dark purple-violet spots.