Psammisia macrophylla (Kunth) Klotzsch

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Psammisia macrophylla (Kunth) Klotzsch

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Luteyn 6191 with María Lebrón-Luteyn; L. Ruíz-Terán, 04 Nov 1978

  • Location

    Venezuela. Mérida. Forest area along hwy. to Pinañgo, ca 38 km NNW of El Aguila.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2643280

    Occurrence ID: 6ff16b74-c80c-41e7-b5a6-175dc35fec53

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Mérida

  • Locality

    Forest area along hwy. to Pinañgo, ca 38 km NNW of El Aguila.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2850 m. (9350 ft.)

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Psammisia macrophylla Kunth “complex”
[incl.: P. falcata (1818), P. coarctata (1834), P. guianensis
(1851), P. lanceolata (1909), P. elegans (1920), P. salmonea
(1941), P. cuatrecasasii (1943), P. longicaulis (1950)]
det. James L. Luteyn, 2007
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
THE NEW YDRK BOTANICAL BARDEN
plants of VENEZUELA
Psammisia
Venezuela: Edo Merida: Remnant forest area along
hwy. to Pinafigo, ca. 38 km NNW of El Aguila.
Elev. 2850 m. Podocarpus, Drymis and Miconia forest.
Epiphytic shrub. Rachis green lightly suffused with
red. Pedicels, calyx and lower 3/4 corolla red to
deep pink; upper 1/4 corolla white. Infrequent.
James L. Luteyn 6191	4 November 1978
Maria Lebron-Luteyn
L. Ruiz-Teran
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