Collection Details
Species: Besleria petiolaris (Griseb.) Urb.
Collection Date: 21 April 2002
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2001
Institution: US
Locality
Country: Dominica
Region: St. Paul
Locality Description: Western trail to Morne Trois Piton (via Pont Cassé road). Understory of primary rainforest.
DD Latitude: 15.38
DD Longitude: -61.3417
Min. Elevation: 650 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Understory of primary rainforest.
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Shrub, 50 cm tall. Stems, leaves, and inflorescences with pilose pubescence. Leaves succulent. Calyx lobes green. Corolla yellow and tubular. Fruit a red to orange berry. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae