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: Terrestrial shrub, 60-90 cm tall. Calyx green. Corolla tubular; bright orange; ventricose on lower surface. Fruit globose and greenish-yellow. Mature fruit a bright organge berry that ruptures when mature. Seeds dark brown. 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