Filed As:

Ericaceae
Psammisia aurantiaca Luteyn

Location:

Ecuador. Pichincha. Quito-Nono-Pto Quito road, 13-14 km NNW of Nono. Alt. 2184 - 2244 m. (7165 - 7362 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 5865 with M. Lebrón-Luteyn, 29 Apr 1978

Description:

terrestrial shrub with branches to 2 m long. calyx and pedicels green suffused with salmon-orange; lower 1/2 of corolla bright orange, upper 1/2 white (const. portion), corolla lobes tinged with red. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

remnant bits of montane forest along streambank. infrequent.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 02436775
GUID: 633b28a2-0cb1-46bf-8a49-3868f942cb96

Distribution:

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