Collection Details
Species: Besleria sp.
Collection Date: 16 May 2010
Determined By: unknown
Determination Date: unknown
Institution: unknown
Locality
Country: Peru
Region: Cusco
Subregion: Quispicanchis
Locality Description: Distrito: Camanti, Vitobamba, SE of Quincemil, KM 234 on main highway Quincemil-Cusco (highway Interoceánica - Transamazónica), Bocatoma.
DD Latitude: -13.3183
DD Longitude: -70.8156
Elevation: 800-1100 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Mature wet forest along river.
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Shrub, 1-1.5 m tall. Calyx green with white margins. Corolla bright orange and tubular; pouched on lower surface. Fruit a bright orange berry, rupturing when mature. Digital photographs of this collection are posted in the Andes-Amazon Atrium of BRIT (http://atrium.andesamazon.org) and with John L. Clark (UNA).
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae