Collection Details
Species: Besleria sp.
Collection Date: 1 June 2007
Determined By: unknown
Determination Date: unknown
Institution: unknown
Locality
Country: Ecuador
Region: Morona-Santiago
Subregion: San Juan Bosco
Locality Description: Road between San Juan Bosco and the village of Santiago de Panantza (following Río Panantza)
DD Latitude: -3.1817
DD Longitude: -78.44
Min. Elevation: 1050 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Premontane wet to moist forest
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Terrestrial unbranched shrub, 1-2 m tall. Stem thick and subwoody. Apical leaves with nearly auriculate bases. Flowers in axillary clusters. Calyx bright orange; persistent and truncate in fruit. Corolla tubular and bright yellow. Fruit an orange berry. Photographs of this collection are with John L. Clark (UNA). SEM sample #37.
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae