Collection Details
Species: Besleria lutea L.
Collection Date: 20 April 2002
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2001
Institution: US
Locality
Country: Dominica
Region: St. George
Locality Description: Freshwater lake. Steep slope in open elfin forest near lake.
DD Latitude: 15.3431
DD Longitude: -61.3111
Min. Elevation: 760 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Steep slope in open elfin forest near lake.
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Common shrub, 1.0-2.5 m tall. Fruit a fleshy berry; red when immature becoming orange when mature. Fruit partially eaten; somewhat "display-like", but not a capsule. Corolla yellow; apically ventricose on lower surface. Throat constricted. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae