Filed As:

Ericaceae
Psammisia ecuadorensis Hoerold

All Determinations:

Psammisia ecuadorensis Hoerold det. J. L. Luteyn

Location:

Ecuador. Pichincha. Carretera Antigua to Santo Domingo de los Colorados. Quito-Sto. Domingo old rd., km 32-38. Alt. 2200 - 2700 m. (7218 - 8858 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 5621 with M. Lebrón-Luteyn, 29 Mar 1978 - 30 Mar 1978

Description:

Epiphytic shrub with branches arching to 3 m. Rhachis green lightly suffused with red; pedicels & calyx dark reddish-orange, lobe margins greenish-orange; corolla yellow at anthesis, turning orange & then red with maturity, corolla limb & lobes (constricted portion) pale green at anthesis turning orange to red with maturity; immature fruits green. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Steep slopes, montane cloud forest. One plant seen.

Feature Notes:

Hummingbird visited.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 02436753
GUID: 463930da-d2c9-466a-9f60-74647d9a1ee5

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