Collection Details

Species: Besleria sp.

Gesneriaceae Besleria sp.
J. L. Clark , S. Yustiz 6869


Collection Date: 15 October 2002
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2001
Institution: US

Locality

Country: Venezuela

Region: Mérida

Subregion: Justo Briseño

Locality Description: Quebrado El Molino (near Las Cuadras).

DD Latitude: 9

DD Longitude: -70.9333

Elevation: 1700-1850 m

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Terrestrial herb, 20-40 cm tall. Leaves bullate. Calyx lobes red. Corolla white; hypocyrtoid; nectary a bilobed gland on dorsal surface. Common name: "Hoja Preciosa." Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US)

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae