Collection Details
Species: Besleria sp.
Collection Date: 15 October 2002
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2001
Institution: US
Locality
Country: Venezuela
Region: Mérida
Subregion: Justo Briseño
Locality Description: Quebrado El Molino (near Las Cuadras).
DD Latitude: 9
DD Longitude: -70.9333
Elevation: 1700-1850 m
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Terrestrial herb, 20-40 cm tall. Leaves bullate. Calyx lobes red. Corolla white; hypocyrtoid; nectary a bilobed gland on dorsal surface. Common name: "Hoja Preciosa." Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US)
Other Data
Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae