Collection Details
Species: Besleria comosa C. V. Morton
Collection Date: 4 June 2010
Determined By: unknown
Determination Date: unknown
Institution: unknown
Locality
Country: Peru
Region: San Martín
Subregion: Rioja
Locality Description: Bosque Proteción Alto Mayo (BPAM). Trocha Las Palmas, trail near Centro de Interpretación Venceremos, KM 382.5 on Highway 5N - Fernando Belaunde Terry.
DD Latitude: -5.6447
DD Longitude: -77.7428
Elevation: 1800-2200 m
Habitat
Habitat Description: Mostly bosque enano with patches of bosque montano at lower elevations.
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Shrub, 1.0-1.5 m tall. Shoots multibranched. Calyx green. Corolla bright orange. 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