M. A. Ríos Paredes et al.

Creator(s):
  • D. A. Neill : Missouri Botanical Garden
Creator role(s):
  • Photographer
  • Rapid Inventory 26 live plant photo
    Photographer: D. A. Neill : Missouri Botanical Garden
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Rapid Inventory 26 live plant photo
Current Determination: Ruellia chartacea (T. Anderson) Wassh.
Family: Acanthaceae
Identification notes: Prev. Ruellia colorata Baill. [non Blume]
Location: Perú: Loreto
Locality: 16 km W of Canoa Puerto, on the branch of the Cachiyacu River flowing southeast
Coordinates: -5.85861 -76.7176
Elevation: 500
Habitat/Microhabitat: Transecto de penetración al bosque alto de laderas sobre el río Cachiyacu (parte alta), con especies herbáceas y pioneras cerca del río; epífitas y árboles de mediano a gran porte hacia el interior.
Additional data: Hierba de 40 cm de alto, flores amarillas y brácteas rojas

Collector(s): M. A. Ríos Paredes et al.
Collection Date: 20 September 2013
Catalog Subset: Seed Plants
Catalog Project: Rapid Inventory Plants
EMu IRN: 3373150
OccurenceID: 6194335d-7643-4e75-8e89-29ead323e730

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