Collection Details

Species: Besleria sp.

Gesneriaceae Besleria sp.
J. L. Clark , Gesneriad Research Expedition 2007 Participants 10005


Collection Date: 5 June 2007
Determined By: unknown
Determination Date: unknown
Institution: unknown

Locality

Country: Ecuador

Region: Zamora-Chinchipe

Subregion: Zamora

Locality Description: Road Zamora-Loja. Parque Nacional Podocarpus. Centro de Educacion Ambiental "Arcoiris." Primary trail to Río San Francisco.

DD Latitude: -3.9889

DD Longitude: -79.0844

Elevation: 2050-2200 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Premontane wet to moist forest

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Unbranched terrestrial herb, 40-60 cm tall. Flowers in axillary clusters. Calyx green. Corolla bright red; tubular and slightly urceolate in mid-region. Photographs of this collection are with John L. Clark (UNA). SEM sample #83.

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae