Gesneria hypoclada Urb. & Ekman

  • Filed As

    Gesneriaceae
    Gesneria hypoclada Urb. & Ekman

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Clark 14524 with Cinea, W.; Sturla, M.; Raymond, L.; Andre, W., 17 Jan 2015

  • Location

    Haiti. Sud-Est. Massif de la Selle, Parc National Morne La Visite, Morne Fe Noir.

  • Habitat

    Cloud forest on limestone ("rak bwa").

  • Description

    Tree, 1.5 m tall. Multibranched at base with numerous erect stems to 1.5 m tall. Terminal buds resinous. Immature fruits green. RARE (only observed once in dog-tooth limestone in remnant patch of highly disturbed forest). Growing on top of small limestone.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Photo

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2647401

    Occurrence ID: facf14b6-95b1-4d7e-b09f-0891295a89c1

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Haiti

  • State/Province

    Sud-Est

  • Locality

    Massif de la Selle, Parc National Morne La Visite, Morne Fe Noir

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1566 m. (5138 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.3256, -72.3111

  • Georeferencing Method

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Plants of Haiti
Gesneriaceae
Gesneria hypoclada Urb. & Ekman
Haiti. Department Sud-Est. Massif de la Selle, Parc National Mome La
Visite, Mome Fe Noir. Elevation 1566 m. 18°19'32"N 72°18'40"W.
Cloud forest on limestone ("rak bwa"). Tree, 1.5 m tall. Multibranched at
base with numerous erect stems to 1.5 m tall. Terminal buds resinous.
Immature fruits green. RARE (only observed once in dog-tooth limestone
in remnant patch of highly disturbed forest). Growing on top of small
limestone boulder. Digital images of this collection are with John L. Clark
(UNA). •
J.L. Clark 14524	17 Jan 2015
With: W. Cinea, M. Sturla, L. Raymond & W. Andre
Herbarium of the University of Alabama (UNA)
02647401