Besleria longipedunculata Britton

  • Filed As

    Gesneriaceae
    Besleria longipedunculata Britton

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Clark 6782 with Rodriguez, E., 03 Aug 2002

  • Location

    Bolivia. Cochabamba. Chaparé Prov. Villa Tunari. Parque Machia (Inti Wara Yassi). Primary nature trail 'Sendero Ecologica'.

  • Description

    Terrestrial herb to 1.5 m tall. Stems succulent and erect. Calyx orange. Corolla orange and hypocyrtoid. Calyx surrounds immature fruit (appearing accrescent), then opens and becomes truncate (flat) when fruit is mature. Inflorescence erect.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Photo

  • Specimen Notes

    LPB, US

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02702639

    Occurrence ID: b0a86b99-ed0f-4820-8f7c-9ce09c2d1b47

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Cochabamba

  • County/Municipio

    Chaparé Prov.

  • Locality

    Villa Tunari. Parque Machia (Inti Wara Yassi). Primary nature trail 'Sendero Ecologica'

  • Elevation

    Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -16.9715, -65.4112

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

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The New York Botanical Garden
Gesneriaceae
Besleria longipedunculata Britton
J. L. Clark 6782
Mi
Plants of Bolivia
Gesneriaceae
Besleria
Department: Cochabamba. Province: Chaparé. Villa Tunari. Parque
Machia (Inti Wara Yassi). Primary nature trail 'Sendero Ecologica'.
Elevation: 300 m. 16058’17.3"S 065°24'40.5"W. Terrestrial herb to 1.5
m tall Stems succulent and erect. Calyx orange. Corolla orange and
hypocyrtoid. Calyx surrounds immature fruit (appearing accrescent),
then opens and becomes truncate (flat) when fruit is mature.
Inflorescence erect. Photographs of this collection are in the
Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
J.L. Clark 6782	03 AuS 2002
With" E. Rodriguez
Collected under the auspices of the Dept.SystematicBiology/Botany Smitosonian
Institution, Washington, DC (US), fimded by the National Science Foundation
02702639
02702639