Filed As:

Ericaceae
Psammisia guianensis Klotzsch

Location:

Ecuador. Napo. Baeza-Puyo road, 0-10 km S of bridge in Cosanga. Alt. 1890 - 2073 m. (6201 - 6801 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. L. Luteyn 15040 with Alonso Ortíz & Enrique Loachamín, 13 Nov 1996

Description:

Terrestrial shrub. Leaves sometimes erect. Inflorescence buds covered with white scales (farinose?). Pedicel, calyx hypanthium, and corolla tube orangish-red; calyx lobes whitish; corolla limb and lobes white. Exserted part of style purplish.

Habitat:

Forest remnants and edge along road.

Identifiers:

GUID: c29ef8e2-9767-4210-91db-ed14be6e3875

Map:

Coordinates: (-0.62, -77.85)

Distribution:

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