Psammisia macrophylla (Kunth) Klotzsch

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Venezuela

• State/Province

  Mérida

• County/Municipio

  Tovar Mun.

• Locality

  19-21 km S of Tovar along road to Canaguá. Cloud forest, with steep slopes.

• Elevation

  Alt. 2130 - 2150 m. (6988 - 7054 ft.)

• Coordinates

  8.25, -71.73

• Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
Ericaceae
Psammisia
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Psammisia macrophyìla (Kunth in H.B.K.) Klotzsch
det. James L. Luteyn, 2006
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
Venezuela: Merida: Dto. Tovar. 19-21 km S
of Tovar along rd. to Canagua. Elev. 2130-
2150 m. Ca. 8°15'N, 71°44'W. Montane cloud
forest, little disturbed, with steep
slopes.
Epiphytic shrub with branches to 3 m long.
Pedicels, calyx and base of the corolla
dark rose-pink, distal portion of corolla
and lobes pure white. Scattered.
James L. Luteyn 10000
Maria Lebron-Luteyn
16 April 1984
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