Psammisia guianensis Klotzsch
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Authority
Smith, Albert C. 1952. Plants collected in Ecuador by W. H. camp. Vaceiniaceae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8 (1): 41-85.
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Family
Ericaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - (in swampy areas, often epiphytic, with arching branches to 3 m. long; inflorescences coral-red, the young corolla white). (shrub sprawling over rocks). (shrubs on ground or on rotting logs, arching to 3 m.). (on the trail from Sevilla de Oro to Mendez), (large epiphytic vine, the branches to 6 m.; leaves deep green above, pale beneath; pedicel, hypanthium, and lower part of corolla deep coral-red, the tip of corolla above constricted part white; filaments and connectives white; anthers brown; immature fruit non-glaucous).
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Discussion
The cited specimens agree excellently with other material representing this widespread species from the eastern slopes of the Andes.
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Distribution
Napo-Pastaza: Valley of the Rio Pastaza and adjacent uplands, Shell Mera (east of Mera), about 3,500 ft. elev., Camp E-1703; Santiago-Zamora: Valley of the Rio Zamora, east of Loja, ridge across river from the village of Zamora, about 6,500 ft. elev., Camp E-31 (NY only); Uplands along Rio Upano just north of junction with Rio Chupianza, near Mendez, 1,750-2,500 ft. elev., Camp E-1004 (NY only); Eastern slope of the cordillera, valley of the Rios Negro and Chupianza; El Partidero, between the Ri
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