Filed As:

Ericaceae
Psammisia guianensis Klotzsch

Location:

Brazil. Amazonas. Rio Negro, Mun. of Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, Ilha Tamanduá at mouth of Rio Vaupés (Caiari), 2 km above comunidade Jowavira, near Ilha de Flores.

Collector(s):

B. W. Nelson 1718 with , 30 Dec 1989

Description:

climbing vine. pedicels pink, calyx and most of corolla striking shiny red; flowerswaxy and very showy; young fruits green. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

open caatinga forest, damp sandy soil which doesn't flood.

Identifiers:

GUID: b6a6d1dc-2ed9-46cc-a559-1328629f63fe

Distribution:

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