Collection Details

Species: Besleria barbata (Poepp.) Hanst.

Gesneriaceae Besleria barbata (Poepp.) Hanst.
J. L. Clark , D. Menuz, S. Quinn, M. Katan 9127


Collection Date: 10 August 2005
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2007
Institution: UNA

Locality

Country: Ecuador

Region: Pastaza

Subregion: Pastaza

Locality Description: Parroquia: Simon Bolivar. Bosque Protector Arutam (FundaciĆ³n Arutam). Km 47 on Puyo-Macas highway.

DD Latitude: -1.7814

DD Longitude: -77.8325

Elevation: 800-950 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Premontane wet forest

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Subshrub, 40-60 cm tall. Primary stem usually unbranched and erect. Calyx lobes orange. Corolla yellow and tubular. Fruit a reddish-orange berry. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae