Besleria comosa C.V.Morton

  • Filed As

    Gesneriaceae
    Besleria comosa C.V.Morton

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Clark 6055 with Rodríguez, L., 19 Jan 2001

  • Location

    Ecuador. Tungurahua. Baños (Canton). Parroquia: Río Negro. Cerro Abitagua (=Cordillera Abitagua). Trail ascends from the Baños-Puyo highway along ridge line to antennas.

  • Habitat

    Premontane wet forest.

  • Description

    Scandent shrub, 1.5 m tall. Leaves whorled. Flowers in axillary clusters. Corolla orange and tubular. Fruit a white globose berry.

  • Specimen Notes

    QCA, QCNE, UNA, US

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02681008

    Occurrence ID: 3d02e264-be7d-41e2-9947-b0d304ecc164

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Tungurahua

  • County/Municipio

    Baños (Canton)

  • Locality

    Parroquia: Río Negro. Cerro Abitagua (=Cordillera Abitagua). Trail ascends from the Baños-Puyo highway along ridge line to antennas.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1400 - 2000 m. (4593 - 6562 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -1.41072, -78.1386

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

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The New York Botanical Garden
Gesneriaceae
Besleria comosa C.V.Morton
ft
J.L. Clark 6055	^ f
Plants of Ecuador
Gesneriaceae
Besleria
Province: Tungurahua. Cantón: Baños. Parroquia: Río Negro. Cerro
Abitagua (=Cordillera Abitagua). Trail ascends from the Baños-Puyo
highway along ridge line to antennas. Elevation: 1400-2000 m.
01°24'38.6"S 078°08'19.1"W. Premontane wet forest. Scandent shrub, 1.5
m tall. Leaves whorled. Flowers in axillary clusters. Corolla orange and
tubular. Fruit a white globose berry.
J.L. Clark 6055	19 Jan 2001
With: L. Rodriguez
Collected under the auspicies of the Department of Systematic Biology - Botany
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (US)
02681008