Location collected: Awak village
Collected by: Suprina Ladore

1. Genus species: Episcia cupreata
2. Family: Gesneriaceae
3. English name: Flame violet
4. Chuukese name: ?
5. Kosrean name: ?
6. Pohnpeian name: Plankes
7. Yapese name: ?
8. Growth form: Herb
9. Growth location: Terrestrial & sometimes aquatic
10. Growth environment: On rocks near water
11. Growth zone: Tropical
12. Average height: 6 in. (15 cm) (info. gotton from book)
13. Stem: No stem
14. Leaf arrangement: It is sort of a whorled arrangement
15. Stipule: None
16. Petioles: 2.8 cm to 5.5 cm, hairy surface
17. Leaf blade: Ovate leaves with crenate margin and obtuse tip, pinnate venation, 7 cm to 17 cm long, hairy surface and underside, purple color on the underside and dark brown/green at the surface, dark almost black leaves.
18. Inflorescence: Salverform shape, and solitary type
19. Floral bracts: None
20. Flower: Dioecious, the filament and anthers surround the stigma and style
21. Calyx: Five sepals with brownish complexion, hairy.
22. Corolla: Five petals, rotate shape, smooth sufrace with no hair, red color
23. Stamens: Four filament and anthers, slightly fused, filament about 3.6 cm and anther is rounded
24. Ovary: Inferior
25. Style: One style about 2.6 cm with white color, not branched with a yellow, rounded stigma
26. Fruit: None
27. Seed: Not observed
28. Anything else: No strong odor, likes to grow near wet places, especially on rocks
29. Cultural usage: None that I know of

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