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Please help ID wild Ecuador rainforest Gesnerid

ecophotog
18 years ago

I think this plant is a Gesnerid, but I admit that I'm not totally sure of that. At first I thought it was an Episcia but the flowers are globose and that doesn't seem to fit.

This plant was growing in the lowland wet forest, not far from the Rio Napo, in eastern Ecuador. Under very heavy and intact primary forest canopy... quite dark on the ground where this was growing.

I'd really appreciate any help in finding the ID.

Here are some images of it:

http://www.ecology.org/unknown_tropicals/1200_02_03_14_16%20copy.jpg

http://www.ecology.org/unknown_tropicals/1200_02_03_14_17%20copy.jpg

http://www.ecology.org/unknown_tropicals/1200_02_03_14_17a%20copy.jpg

TIA for any suggestions. Joe

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