Psammisia chionantha Sleumer

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Psammisia chionantha Sleumer

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Luteyn 15014 with Alonso Ortíz & Enrique Loachamín, 08 Nov 1996

  • Location

    Ecuador. Esmeraldas. Lita-San Lorenzo road, turnoff to El Cristal, 13.5 km S of Lita, finca of Dr. La Lama.

  • Habitat

    Premontane remnant forest along streams.

  • Description

    Epiphyte with long, pendent branches. Inflorescence not farinose, long pendent even in bud. Rachis dark reddish-maroon. Pedicels, calyx, and lower corolla rose-red; upper constricted part of corolla white.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 12235

    Occurrence ID: 9b44944e-39cb-4fe6-acb1-107bcf9b8cc5

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Esmeraldas

  • Locality

    Lita-San Lorenzo road, turnoff to El Cristal, 13.5 km S of Lita, finca of Dr. La Lama.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1220 - 1350 m. (4003 - 4429 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    0.82, -78.43

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The New York Botanical Garden
Ericaceae
Psammisia chionaniha Sleumer
Ecuador. Esmeraldas: Lita-San Lorenzo road, turnoff to
El Cristal, 13.5 km S of Lita, finca of Dr. La Lama.
0°49’N, 78°26’W. 1220--1350 m. Premontane remnant
forest along streams.
Epiphyte with long, pendent branches. Inflorescence not
farinose, long pendent even in bud. Rachis dark
reddish-maroon. Pedicels, calyx, and lower corolla
rose-red; upper constricted part of corolla white.
James L. Luteyn, Alonso Ortiz
& Enrique Loachamin 15014	8 Nov 1996
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