Collection Details

Species: Besleria sp.

Gesneriaceae Besleria sp.
J. L. Clark , Gesneriad Research Expedition 2007 Participants 9848


Collection Date: 1 June 2007
Determined By: unknown
Determination Date: unknown
Institution: unknown

Locality

Country: Ecuador

Region: Morona-Santiago

Subregion: San Juan Bosco

Locality Description: Road between San Juan Bosco and the village of Santiago de Panantza (following Río Panantza)

DD Latitude: -3.1547

DD Longitude: -78.5347

Min. Elevation: 1500 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Premontane wet to moist forest

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Unbranched shrub, 1.5 m tall. Sepals orange (NOTE: JLC #9847 with green sepals); persistent and truncate in mature fruit. Fruit an orange globose berry. Photographs of this collection are with John L. Clark (UNA).

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae