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(Last Modified On 8/6/2013)
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(Last Modified On 8/6/2013)
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Species
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Columnea dissimilis Morton
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Ann. Missouri. Bot. Gard. 29: 47. 1942.
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Note
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TYPE: Panama, Allen 2483 (US, holotype; F, GH, MO, NY, isotypes).
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Synonym
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Columnea translucens Raymond, Bot. Not. 114: 350, fig. 4-5. 1961. TYPE: Cultivated in Montreal Botanical Garden as 2940-59, originally from Panamai, Raymond (MTJB, not seen). Ortholoma dissimile (Morton) Wiehl., Phytologia 27: 321. 1973. Trichantha dissimilis (Morton) Wiehl., Selbyana 1: 34. 1975.
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Description
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Epiphytic herbs or subshrubs; stems to 1 m tall, 2-3 mm in diam., woody toward the base, green to red, red to orange hispid, glandular hairs more or less present. Leaves of a pair unequal or subequal; larger blade of the pair elliptic oblong, subfalcate, 4.5-11.4 cm long and 1.7-4.4 cm wide, the apex acuminate, oblique at the base, entire to crenate serrate, membranous, above green appressed hairs sometimes reddish, 5-9 celled, sometimes sparse, below green, hirsute, the hairs often reddish, 5-9 celled, more numerous on the veins, also 2-4 celled glandular hairs; petioles 5-12 mm long; smaller leaves elliptic to ovate, 1.3-4.7 cm long and 0.8-2.2 cm wide, acute to obtuse, oblique to rounded at the base, green, reddish hirsute. Flowvers 1-3 in each axil; bracts about 3 mm long, linear, acuminate, reddish pilose; pedicels 1.1-2.2 cm long, reddish hirsute; calyx lobes lanceolate, 1.6-3.3 cm long, acute, 1-6 toothed, the teeth to 1 mm long, the lobes green, red or orange, red hirsute; corollas orange or red, tubular, 2.1-3.9 cm long, ca. 4 mm in diam. above the base, becoming ca. 8 mm in diam. above, not noticeably contracted at the throat, appendages between the lobes sometimes hidden by hairs, externally coarsely red sericeous, internally glabrous, the lobes subregular, erect, ca. 4 mm long, the lobes transparent or yellow sericeous; filaments glabrous, the anthers in- cluded; ovary pilose, the style glabrous, the stigma bibbed. Fruit white when mature.
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Habit
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herbs or subshrubs
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Note
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Columnea dissimilis is known only from Panaman. Columnea translucens is known only in cultivation.
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Specimen
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COCLE: Hills N of El Valle de Anton, 1000 m, Allen 2164 (MO, US), 2191 (US). Trail to Las Minas N of El Valle de Anton, 1000 m, Allen 2483 (F, GH, MO, US). On trail to Cerro Pilon WEPCOR weather site 1 km from top, 900 m, Correa 49 (DUKE). La Mesa above El Valle, Croat 13395, 25384 (both MO). Cerro Pilon near El Valle, 700-900 m, Duke 12072 (MO, REED), 12160 (MO, NY, REED). El Valle, 800-1000 m, Duke 13190 (MO). Between Cerro Pilon and El Valle de Anton, 700-900 m, Duke & Dwyev 13967 (MO). Above village of El Valle, Dwyer 1902 (MO). 8.5 mi from El Valle to La Mesa, Dwyer 10541 (MO). Cerro Gaital Caracoral, rain forest, 2700-3200 ft, Dwyer & Correa 8883 (MO). La Mesa at El Valle de Anton, Folsom & Butcher 2791 (MO). El Cope, El Potroso, Atlantic slope of Alto Calvario, Folsom & Lantz 1877, 1897 (both MO, US). La Mesa, Gentry 5643 (MO). 9 km from El Valle Market beyond Sr. Furlong's finca, at end of road, Kennedy et al. 3211 (MO, PMA). Mountains N of El Valle de Anton, 2500-3000 ft, Lewis et al. 1786 (MO). Boca del Taobre at confluence Rio Cocle del Norte, Lewis et al. 5488 (DUKE, MICH, MO, NY, SCZ). Cerro Pilon, 5 km NE of El Valle, 800-1045 m, Mori 6572 (MO); 2000 ft, Porter et al. 4429 (MO, SCZ), 4440 (MO). La Mesa above El Valle, 800 m, Skog & Butcher 4119 (MO, P, US). El Petroso at Rivera's sawmill 7 km beyond El Cope, 800 m, Skog et al. 4204 (E, MO, US). Trailside woods near La Mesa 5 mi N of El Valle, Wilbur & Luteyn 11733 (DUKE, MO). N rim of El Valle de Anton, near Cerro Turega, 650-700 m, Woodson & Schery 175 (MO). COLON: Santa Rita Ridge, 15 mi E of Colon, 1200 ft, Butcher (US); D'Arcy & D'Arcy 6174 (MO, NY). Santa Rita lumber road, E of Colon, Dressler 3481 (DUKE, MO, PMA). Near Agua Clara rainfall station, Santa Rita Ridge, Foster 1747 (DUKE, PMA). Santa Rita Ridge trail beyond end of Santa Rita Ridge Road, 17-35 km from Boyd-Roosevelt Highway, 400-800 m, Mori & Crosby 6324 (MO). Rio Guanche ca. 3 km upriver from bridge on road to Portobelo, 25 m, Mori & Kallunki 5211 (MO, US). PANAMEA: Above Campana, 600-800 m, Allen 1875 (GH, MO, US). Road to Cerro Campana, Croat 14715 (MO). Cerro Campana along trail to summit, Croat 17205 (MO, NA). Middle slopes of Cerro Campana, ca. 1 mi from Panamerican Highway, 150 m, Croat 35958 (MO). Ridge between narrow road and peak of Cerro Campana, 800 m, Foster & Kennedy 2074 (DUKE). Cerro Jefe, Altos de Pacora, trail to Sebastian's house, 18.2 km E of Cerro Azul village (Goofy Lake), 800-900 m, Gentry & Mori 13418 (MO, US). Cerro Campana, 2600-2800 ft, Lewis et al. 1923 (MO); Skog et al. 4145, 4153 (both US); Smith & Smith 3375 (US); Witherspoon & Witherspoon 8468 (MO).
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