Collection Details
Species: Besleria barbata (Poepp.) Hanst.
Collection Date: 25 June 2003
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2007
Institution: UNA
Locality
Country: Ecuador
Region: Morona-Santiago
Subregion: Palora
Locality Description: Parroquia: 16 de Agosto. Main road from Macas-Puyo highway towards the town of Palora. Patch of forest near bridge.
DD Latitude: -1.7364
DD Longitude: -77.8986
Min. Elevation: 860 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Premontane wet forest
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Shrub, 1-1.5 m tall. Leaves coriaceous. Flowers in axillary clusters. Calyx lobes orange; persistent in fruit. Fruit a globse red berry. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae