Filed As:

Ericaceae
Psammisia aurantiaca Luteyn ( holotype )
All Determinations:

Psammisia aurantiaca Luteyn det. J. L. Luteyn

Location:

Ecuador. Pichincha. Old road Quito-Santo Domingo, 3-16 km W of San Juan de Chiriboga. Alt. 2460 - 3350 m. (8071 - 10991 ft.)
Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 8806 with J. J. Pipoly, M. Lebrón-Luteyn & J. A. Kallunki, 04 Feb 1983
Description:

Shrub with branches to 0.5 m long. Pedicels light orange. Calyx green tinged with orange, the lobes marginally purple. Corolla tube succulent, bright orange, the constricted portion light green, lobes light green heavily suffused with maroon. Style maroon. Fruit green. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Habitat:

Disturbed forest and steep roadside slopes. Cloud forest. Infrequent.
Other:

Specimen Notes: (pickled; photo).
Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 10305
GUID: 6580d250-faca-401a-b638-cfbc47900aa4
Related Objects:

Specimen - 03227984, J. L. Luteyn 8806, Psammisia aurantiaca Luteyn, Ericaceae (261.0), Magnoliophyta, holotype; South America, Ecuador, Pichincha
Map:

Coordinates: (-0.2556, -78.6806)

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