Collection Details
Species: Besleria pauciflora Rusby
Collection Date: 14 August 2005
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2007
Institution: UNA
Locality
Country: Ecuador
Region: Morona-Santiago
Subregion: Tiwintza
Locality Description: Parroquia: Santiago. Cordillera Winchinkiaim Naint #19. South of Centro Shuar Kusumas. Ridge and border between Ecuador and Peru (border @ 03°05'26.49"S 077°52'06.29").
DD Latitude: -3.0622
DD Longitude: -77.9453
Elevation: 300-900 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Premontane wet forest
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Terrestrial subshrub, 1.5-2.0 m tall. Frequently branched. Calyx light green. Corolla yellow; two dorsal lobes of corolla black; hypocyrtoid with pouch on lower surface. Mature fruit a rupturing berry. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae