Collection Details
Species: Besleria barbata (Poepp.) Hanst.
Collection Date: 7 May 2003
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2005
Institution: US
Locality
Country: Ecuador
Region: Pastaza
Subregion: Mera
Locality Description: Town of Shell. Small patch of forest on northern edge of Shell.
DD Latitude: -1.4872
DD Longitude: -78.0608
Elevation: 1100-1200 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Premontane wet forest.
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Shrub, 1.0-1.5 m tall. Calyx lobes orange-red. Fruit a globose red berry. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae