Besleria gracilenta C.V.Morton belongs to the Gesneriaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Vasquez, Ro 31480

October 11, 2006

Location

Peru, Pasco, Oxapampa

-10.337778, -75.251944

Location Remarks

Dist. Palcazú, Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillen. Estación Biológica Paujil, camino hacia pozo tigre. Bosque primario sobre suelo de arenisca. 850 m elev.

Collectors

Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Antonio Peña Cruz, J. Mateo

Notes

Bosque remanente en borde de quebrada. Arbusto 2 m, frutos anaranjados.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Gesneriaceae

Genus

Besleria

Specific Epithet

gracilenta

Authorship

C.V.Morton

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.9

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

Threat status

Predicted threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.5

Global rank

#97,491 of 335,497

Top 30%

Extinction probability

32%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →