Besleria comosa C.V.Morton

  • Filed As

    Gesneriaceae
    Besleria comosa C.V.Morton

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Clark 8325 with Katzenstein, J., 25 Jun 2003

  • Location

    Ecuador. Pastaza. Pastaza (Canton). Parroquia: Simón Bolívar. From Puyo, km 38 on the Puyo-Macas highway; near turn off towards Palora.

  • Habitat

    Premontane wet forest.

  • Description

    Multi-branched shrub, 1.5 m tall. Calyx green. Corolla orange and tubular. Fruit a red berry.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Photo

  • Specimen Notes

    QCNE, US

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2609312

    Occurrence ID: 8e633fd6-639d-447a-94c0-ef3c616b8fc8

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Gesneriaceae

  • All Determinations

    Besleria comosa C.V.Morton
    Note: Det. by: Clark, J.L. (US), 2003

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Pastaza

  • County/Municipio

    Pastaza (Canton)

  • Locality

    Parroquia: Simón Bolívar. From Puyo, km 38 on the Puyo-Macas highway; near turn off towards Palora.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -1.7017, -77.8433

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

  • Distribution

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Plants of Ecuador
Gesneriaceae
Besleria comosa C.V. Morton
Det. J.L. Clark, 2003 (US)
Provincia: Pastaza. Canton: Simon Bolivar. Parroquia: Simon Bolivar.
From Puyo, km 38 on the Puyo-Macas highway; near turn off towards
Palora. Elevation: 1000 m. 01°42'06"S 077°50'36"W. Premontane wet
forest. Multi-branched shrub, 1.5 m tall. Calyx green. Corolla orange and
tubular. Fruit a red berry. Photographs of this collection are in the
Gesneriaceae photo file (US).
J.L. Clark 8325	25 Jun 2003
With: J. Katzenstein
Collected under the auspices of the Department of Systematic Biology-Botany
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
02609312