Collection Details
Species: Besleria lutea L.
Collection Date: 27 March 2002
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2001
Institution: US
Locality
Country: Martinique
Region: Saint-Pierre
Locality Description: Montagne Peleé; Foret Departementalo Domaniale de la Montagne Peleé. Main trail from Premier Refuge (western side of Montagne Peleé). Forest mostly low shrubs (< 3 m).
DD Latitude: 14.7523
DD Longitude: -61.0999
Min. Elevation: 425 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Forest mostly low shrubs (< 3m)
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Shrub to 1.5 m tall. Leaves more coriaceous than Clark #6543. Calyx green. Corolla yellow, tubular, and apically ventricose on lower surface. Fruit a pendent orange-red berry. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae