Collection Details

Species: Besleria tambensis C. V. Morton

Gesneriaceae Besleria tambensis C. V. Morton
J. L. Clark , S. G. Nazzaro 4581


Collection Date: 8 March 1998
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 1997
Institution: US

Locality

Country: Ecuador

Region: Pichincha

Subregion: Quito

Locality Description: Cordillera de los Yumbos. Overgrown path between La Victoria and Chiriboga.

DD Latitude: -0.2167

DD Longitude: -78.6667

Elevation: 2400-2600 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Montane Forest.

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Shrub, 2 m tall. Stem thick and succulent. Corolla tubular and orange. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae