Filed As:

Ericaceae
Psammisia guianensis Klotzsch

Location:

Guyana. Region Potaro-Siparuni; Pakaraima Mts-Mt. Wokomung, ridgeline 0.5 kmNE of Wokomung escapment adjacent Ka-Mie-Wah pinnacle. Alt. 1400 - 1500 m. (4593 - 4921 ft.)

Collector(s):

T. W. Henkel 4390 with R. Williams, S. Fratello & P. Joseph, 15 Nov 1993

Description:

woody climber at 8 m. corolla tube bright red, lobes white; fruit light tan, flatteneed globose, 0.75 cm dia. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

medium canopy cloud forest, 20-30 m; organic soils on sand with nu- merous sandstone boulders.

Other:

Specimen Notes: K, MO, NY, TEX, U

Identifiers:

GUID: e9fde758-e36a-4169-acf1-242a117be135

Map:

Coordinates: (5.07, -59.88)

Distribution:

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