Besleria

  • Filed As

    Gesneriaceae
    Besleria

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Clark 11470 with Clavijo, L.; Janovec, J.; Overstreet, M.; Wells, J., 16 May 2010

  • Location

    Peru. Cusco. Quispicanchi Prov. Distrito: Camanti, Vitobamba, SE of Quincemil, KM 234 on main highway Quincemil-Cusco (highway Interoceánica - Transamazónica), Bocatoma.

  • Habitat

    Mature wet forest along river.

  • Description

    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.

  • Specimen Notes

    USM

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02681029

    Occurrence ID: 577d382d-3be4-425c-bf45-1b946ed8879d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Gesneriaceae

  • All Determinations

    Besleria

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Cusco

  • County/Municipio

    Quispicanchi Prov.

  • Locality

    Distrito: Camanti, Vitobamba, SE of Quincemil, KM 234 on main highway Quincemil-Cusco (highway Interoceánica - Transamazónica), Bocatoma

  • Elevation

    Alt. 800 - 1100 m. (2625 - 3609 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -13.3183, -70.8156

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SA
Plants of Peru
02681029
Gesncriaceae
Besleria
Peru. Region Cusco. Provincia Quispicanchis. Distrito: Camanti,
Vitobamba, SE of Quincemil, KM 234 on main highway Quincemil-
Cusco (highway Interoceánica - Transamazónica), Bocatoma. 800-1100
m. 13°19'6"S 70°48'56"W. Mature wet forest along river. 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).
J.L. Clark 11470	16 May 2010
With: L. Clavijo, J. Janovec, M. Overstreet & J. Wells
Herbarium of the University of Alabama (UNA)
02681029