Collection Details
Species: Besleria connata C. V. Morton
Collection Date: 19 October 2002
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2007
Institution: US & UNA
Locality
Country: Venezuela
Region: Trujillo
Subregion: Boconó
Locality Description: La Laguna Negra; main road between El Batatal and Mosquey. Near border of Parque Nacional Guaramacal.
DD Latitude: 9.3
DD Longitude: -70.1667
Min. Elevation: 1830 m
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Suffrutescent herb with erect stems, 1.0-1.5 m tall; sometimes becoming scandent. Leaves coriaceous. Calyx green. Corolla yellow and hypocyrtoid. Mature fruit a translucent red berry. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US)
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae