Seven New Species of Besleria (Gesneriaceae) from the Mesoamerican Flora

Fred R. Barrie; Laurence E.  Skog

doi:10.3417/2024830

Fred R. Barrie The Field Museum
Laurence E. Skog National Museum of Natural History

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3417/2024830

Keywords: Besleria, Costa Rica, Gesneriaceae, Guatemala, Honduras, new species, Panama

Abstract

Seven species of Besleria Plum. ex L. (Gesneriaceae) are described from the Mesoamerican flora to add to the 27 currently recognized from the region: three from types from Panama (Besleria amicitia L. E. Skog & Barrie, B. darienensis L. E. Skog & Barrie, and B. fruticosa L. E. Skog & Barrie), two from Costa Rica (B. gracilis L. E. Skog & Barrie and B. talamancana L. E. Skog & Barrie), and one each from Honduras (B. hondurensis L. E. Skog & Barrie) and Belize (B. nicolsonii L. E. Skog & Barrie), the latter also found in Guatemala and Honduras.