Psammisia aberrans A.C.Sm.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Psammisia aberrans A.C.Sm.

  • Collector(s)

    G. P. Lewis 3104, 15 Mar 1997

  • Location

    Ecuador. Zamora Chinchipe. Loja-Zamora, km 34.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2642490

    Occurrence ID: 37df0045-1391-40c2-ad54-1912ebea372e

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Zamora Chinchipe

  • Locality

    Loja-Zamora, km 34.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1750 m. (5741 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -4, -79.03

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FLORA OF ECUADOR
G. P. Lewis
3104
Psammisia aberrans A.C.Smith
Ericaceae
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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det.J.Luteyn (NY), Aprii 1997
Province: Zamora-Chinchipe
Loja- Zamora , km 34.
1750 m c.79° 02'W; 4°00'S	15 March 1997
Vegetation: bosque humedo premontano and secondary scrub on roadside
scree.
Scandent shrub to 1.5 m x 1.5 cm diam.; leaves coriaceous, mid-yellowish
green, slightly paler below; pedicels, calyces and basal two thirds of
fleshy corolla bright pinkish red, narrower apical third of corolla
(including the lobes) white, persistent style pinkish red with purple
apex. Roadside scrub on scree slope.
Field work funded by Carlsberg Foundation & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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