Besleria pauciflora Rusby belongs to the Gesneriaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Besleria pauciflora, B. Hammel 24671--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 235 (10).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Gesneriaceae
Genus
Besleria
Specific Epithet
pauciflora
Authorship
Rusby
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#186,187 of 335,497
Top 56%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Costa Rica, Limon, Limon
9.826917, -83.070861
Location Remarks
Cuenca del Bananito. Finca Selva Bananito. A lo largo del Río Carbón. 100 m elev.
Collectors
Barry E. Hammel, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Isabel Perez-Hammel
Notes
Hierba 70 cm; flores amarillas; frutos cápsula verdes que se abren irregularmente para exponer la masa roja de semillas.
