Collection Details
Species: Besleria pendula Hanst.
Collection Date: 15 October 2002
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2001
Institution: US
Locality
Country: Venezuela
Region: Mérida
Subregion: Justo Briseño
Locality Description: Quebrado El Molino (near Las Cuadras).
DD Latitude: 9
DD Longitude: -70.9333
Elevation: 1700-1850 m
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Tree, 2-3 m tall. Calyx lobes green. Immature fruit green. Mature fruit dehisces via 2-4 valves, thus exposing a bright red fleshy mass of seeds. Fruit pendent. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US)
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae