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.
Besleria quadrangulata, Croat93564--Ecuador. Prov. Napo. Rd to San Rafael Falls. 18 Aug 04. 052.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Gesneriaceae
Genus
Besleria
Specific Epithet
quadrangulata
Authorship
L.E.Skog
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#161,884 of 335,497
Top 49%
Extinction probability
13%
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.
