Filed As:

Ericaceae
Psammisia ramiflora Klotzsch

Location:

Costa Rica. Heredia. Río Vueltas (upper Río Patria), E slope of volcán Barba near the Continental Divide. Alt. 2000 m. (6562 ft.)

Collector(s):

W. C. Burger 6388 with R.L. Liesner, 22 Nov 1969-24 Nov 1969

Description:

epiphyte on tree stump. corolla succulent about 1.2 cm thick, pinkish red beneath and white at the narrowed apex.

Habitat:

forest shade, wet seconday forest with many epiphytes, frequent windand rain from the Caribbean.

Other:

Collection Notes: tart taste and said to give energy when eaten; det as. P. williamsii at BM
Specimen Notes: BM, CR, DUKE, F, L, MO, NY

Identifiers:

GUID: 77243b8f-06c9-420c-a3d8-7e04eab7127f

Map:

Coordinates: (10.1, -84.07)

Distribution:

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