Besleria lutea L.

  • Filed As

    Gesneriaceae
    Besleria lutea L.

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Clark 14317 with Cinea, W.; Sturla, M.; Cevelorme, D., 06 Jan 2015

  • Location

    Haiti. Sud. Trail from Saint Louis du Sud towards village of Grand-Fond and then elongate ridge to an abandoned fort called Bonnet Carré.

  • Habitat

    Pastures lined with small patches of secondary forest.

  • Description

    Shrub, 1.5 m tall. Branched at base. Flowers in axillary clusters near branch apices. Calyx lobes range in color from uniformly dark red to uniformly light green to a mix of green and red. Calyx lobes mostly fused. Corolla tubular and yellowish-white. At.

  • Notes (shown on label)

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  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2647391

    Occurrence ID: 288a0ced-ef5b-4a6d-94b6-c77bbdbea791

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Gesneriaceae

  • All Determinations

    Besleria lutea L.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Haiti

  • State/Province

    Sud

  • Locality

    Trail from Saint Louis du Sud towards village of Grand-Fond and then elongate ridge to an abandoned fort called Bonnet Carré.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 300 - 1189 m. (984 - 3901 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.3281, -73.4542

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

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I/JI
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Plants of Haiti
Gesneriaceae
Besleria lutea L.
Haiti. Department Sud. Trail from Saint Louis du Sud towards village of
Grand-Fond and then elongate ridge to an abandoned fort called Bonnet
Carre. Elevation 300-1189 m. 18°19'41"N 73°27'15"W. Pastures lined
with small patches of secondary forest. Shrub, 1.5 m tall. Branched at
base. Flowers in axillary clusters near branch apices. Calyx lobes range in
color from uniformly dark red to uniformly light green to a mix of green
and red. Calyx lobes mostly fused. Corolla tubular and yellowish-white.
At least three popluations were observed along ridge (above 900 m).
Digital images of this collection are with John L. Clark (UNA).
J.L. Clark 14317	6 Jan 2015
With: W. Cinea, M. Sturla & D. Cevelorme
Herbarium of the University of Alabama (UNA)
02647391