Gesneriaceae Alloplectus cristatus (L.) Martius

| |	© W.D. Hawthorne

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Places where this species can be found :

• Mount Qua Qua - GRENADA
• Mt. St. Catherine - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Climber or epiphytic shrub. Leaves opposite, serrated. Densely hairy. Flowers singly in leaf axils. Red calyx very dissected at margin; 3cm corolla red. Fruit a capsule splitting with two valves.

Specimen information

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, D.Jules, S.Filbert, I. Mawuto

Specimen Number
1357

Location
Forest in Mt. Hope region, in foothills and ridges leading to Mt. St. Catherines. (Altitude given is max. for mt.)

Notes
Epiphyte with bright red calyx and yellow corolla.

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.080000 N   Longitude: 0.0 E   Altitude: 840