Collection Details
Species: Besleria sp.
Collection Date: 15 May 2009
Determined By: unknown
Determination Date: unknown
Institution: unknown
Locality
Country: Ecuador
Region: Zamora-Chinchipe
Subregion: El Pangui
Locality Description: Parroquia: Tundayme. Cordillera del Cóndor region, Río Wawaime watershed, tributary of Río Quimi, below site of proposed EcuaCorriente copper mine, on ridge near 1-ha forest inventory “Wawaime” plot.
DD Latitude: -3.5717
DD Longitude: -78.4461
Min. Elevation: 1130 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Tall cloud forest on ridge, on substrate of mixed sand clay soil, below sandstone plateau
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Shrub, 1.0-1.5 m tall. Leaves only on upper half. Flowers and fruits only on lower half. Calyx bright purple. Corolla bright orange. Photographs of this collection are with John L. Clark (UNA).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae