Besleria comosa C.V.Morton

  • Filed As

    Gesneriaceae
    Besleria comosa C.V.Morton

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Clark 8398 with Katzenstein, J., 27 Jun 2003

  • Location

    Ecuador. Tungurahua. Baños (Canton). Parroquia: Río Negro. Patch of forest near Baños-Puyo road; western side of Río Topo.

  • Habitat

    Premontane wet forest.

  • Description

    Multibranched shrub, 1 m tall. Corolla tubular and orange. Fruit a globose red berry.

  • Specimen Notes

    QCNE, US

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02681241

    Occurrence ID: 2c8492f5-5a99-4fc9-8821-b400a273e14d

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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

    Tungurahua

  • County/Municipio

    Baños (Canton)

  • Locality

    Parroquia: Río Negro. Patch of forest near Baños-Puyo road; western side of Río Topo.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1200 m. (3937 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -1.4044, -78.1881

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

  • Distribution

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Plants of Ecuador
Gesneriaceae
Besleria comosa C.V. Morton
Det. J.L. Clark, 2003 (US)
Provincia: Tungurahua. Cantón: Baños. Parroquia: Río Negro. Patch of
forest near Baños-Puyo road; western side of Río Topo. Elevation: 1200
m. 01°24'16"S 078oll'17"W. Premontane wet forest. Multibranched
shrub, 1 m tall. Corolla tubular and orange. Fruit a globose red berry.
J.L. Clark 8398	27 Jun 2003
With: J. Katzenstein
Collected under the auspices of the Department of Systematic Biology-Botany
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
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