Psammisia ulbrichiana Hoerold

• Region

  Central America

• Country

  Costa Rica

• State/Province

  Alajuela

• Locality

  Cordillera Central, extreme western part, 2.5 km N of Balsa and ca. 15 km NW of San Ramón along road to San Lorenzo.

• Elevation

  Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)

• Coordinates

  10.2, -84.5

• Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
Ericaceae
Psammisia ulbrichiana Hoerold
Costa Rica. Alajuela: Cordillera Central, extreme western
part, 2.5 km N of Balsa and ca. 15 km NW of San Ramon
along road to San Lorenzo, ca. 10°12’N, 84°30’W.
ca. 1000 m. Steep, disturbed roadside slopes.
Terrestrial, or epiphytic and then lianoid, shrub with
branches to 2-3 m. Calyx red. Corolla red with white
throat and lobes, twice-constricted. [Photos; pickled].
James L. Luteyn & Armando Soto 15411 12 Mar 1999
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