Collection Details

Species: Besleria sp.

Gesneriaceae Besleria sp.
J. L. Clark , J. R. Bennett, L. Bohs, N. Leon 9033


Collection Date: 3 April 2005
Determined By: unknown
Determination Date: unknown
Institution: unknown

Locality

Country: Ecuador

Region: Zamora-Chinchipe

Subregion: Palanda

Locality Description: Parroquia: Valladolid. Southern slopes of the Cordillera de Sabanilla (headwaters of Río Chinchipe). Tapichalaca Reserve (Fundación Jocotoco). Trail from border of reserve to site of airplane crash.

DD Latitude: -4.485

DD Longitude: -79.1472

Elevation: 2500-2700 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Cloud forest

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Subshrub, 40-70 cm tall. Flowers in axillary clusters. Pedicels dialated distally. Corolla orange. Fruit a white globose berry. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae