Collaea speciosa is a Neotropical species found in the Andes of Peru and Bolivia, and the mountains of eastern and south-eastern Brazil. It grows at edges of humid and dry montane forests, in montane grasslands, stony fields, alongside roads and fields; at 1,000-3,300 m. This is a shrub or subshrub, 1-3 m tall; the leaves are elliptic to lanceolate, 4-9 cm long. Inflorescence is racemose; red or purple corolla almost twice the length of the chalice. The fruit is a laterally compressed pod, 45-75 mm long. This species blooms from August to February. C. speciosa is pollinated by hummingbirds, and attended by other birds, including tanagers, who supposedly remove the cup to consume the stamens.

		D35442 Collaea speciosa Campos do Jordão State Park São Paulo, Brazil Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
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