Collection Details

Species: Besleria variabilis C. V. Morton

Gesneriaceae Besleria variabilis C. V. Morton
J. L. Clark , E. Narváez, V. Grefa (guide) 5629


Collection Date: 20 December 2000
Determined By: L. E. Skog
Determination Date: unknown
Institution: US

Locality

Country: Ecuador

Region: Napo

Subregion: Tena

Locality Description: Parroquia: Talag. Comunidad Cando. North of Río Jatunyacu.

DD Latitude: -1.0792

DD Longitude: -77.9414

Min. Elevation: 540 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Tropical wet forest.

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Shrub, 1-2 m tall. Corolla orange and tubular. Fruit fleshy, display-like, but not a capsule (i.e., not dehiscing via sutures). Fruit-wall orange with bright purple fleshy mass of seeds. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).

Local Name: "Aquis"

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae