Psammisia urichiana (Britton) A.C.Sm.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Psammisia urichiana (Britton) A.C.Sm.

  • Collector(s)

    T. W. Henkel 4390, 15 Nov 1993

  • Location

    Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Pakaraima Mts-Mt. Wokomung, Ridgeline 0.5 km NE of Wokomung escarpment adjacent Ka-Mie-Wah pinnacle.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2783064

    Occurrence ID: 2be85cff-0a4b-44fe-9afe-6bab11ef6f89

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • State/Province

    Potaro-Siparuni

  • Locality

    Pakaraima Mts-Mt. Wokomung, Ridgeline 0.5 km NE of Wokomung escarpment adjacent Ka-Mie-Wah pinnacle

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1400 - 1500 m. (4593 - 4921 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.07, -59.88

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Psammisia urichiana (Britt.) A.C.Sm.
det. James L. Luteyn, 2006
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
The New York Botanical Garden
Psammisia guianensis Klotzsch
det. James L. Luteyn
Henkel, T.W. 4390
Melastomataceae, Arecaceae, Clusiaceae, mixed
hardwoods and abundant pteridophytes.
PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
GUYANA. Region: Potaro-Siparuni. Pakaraima Mts-Mt.
Wokomung, Ridgeline 0.5 km NE of Wokomung escarpment
adjacent Ka-Mie-Wah pinnacle. 05°04'N, 59°53'W. Elev.
1400 to 1500 m. Medium canopy cloud forest, 20-30 m;
organic soils on sand with numerous sandstone
boulders. Woody climber; peduncles, cupule, corolla
tube bright red, lobes white; fruit light tan,
flattened globose, 0.75 cm dia. Collected at 8 m.
Henkel, T.W. 4390	15 November 1993
With: R. Williams, S. Fratello, P. Joseph
SMITHSONIAN BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF THE GUIANAS
PROGRAM - U.S. NATIONAL HERBARIUM (US)
02783064