Collection Details
Species: Besleria barbata (Poepp.) Hanst.
Collection Date: 13 December 2001
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2005
Institution: US
Locality
Country: Ecuador
Region: Zamora-Chinchipe
Subregion: Nangaritza ?
Locality Description: Parroquia: Zurmi. Comunidad Centro Shaime (along Río Nangaritza). Forest 2-4 km NW of Centro Shaime. Forest on limestone outcrop (i.e., presence of sinkholes, rocks, and caves).
DD Latitude: -4.3018
DD Longitude: -78.6839
Min. Elevation: 1000 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Evergreen wet forest.
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Shrub, 1.5 m tall. Flowers in axillary clusters. Calyx green. Corolla orange and tubular. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae