Besleria quadrangulata L.E.Skog belongs to the Gesneriaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Croat, T 93564

August 17, 2004

Location

Ecuador, Sucumbios

0.399167, -77.346944

Location Remarks

Above road from Lumbaqui to La Bonita, departing main Baeza-Lago Agrio road, just E of Río Aguarico bridge E of Lumbaqui, 5.8 km NW of jct. with main highway.

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson

Notes

1.5 m tall; calyx orange, fruits reddish; corolla yellow.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Gesneriaceae

Genus

Besleria

Specific Epithet

quadrangulata

Authorship

L.E.Skog

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.1

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Near Threatened

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#161,884 of 335,497

Top 49%

Extinction probability

13%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →