Psammisia penduliflora (Dunal) Klotzsch
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Filed As
Ericaceae
Psammisia penduliflora (Dunal) Klotzsch -
Collector(s)
J. L. Luteyn 15256 with Roy Fuller & Benito Briceño, 06 Nov 1997
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Location
Venezuela. Mérida. Estánquez-Canaguá road, 9.8 km S of Estánquez.
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Habitat
Secondary, disturbed forest, along steep roadbanks. Locally abundant.
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Description
Terrestrial shrub, branches to 2 m long. Corolla red with distal constricted part light green. White dry exudate covering buds and on young twigs. Locally abundant. [Pickled; wood; photos; DNA].
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 227509
Occurrence ID: 25f2daa3-bfbc-45d8-8497-2fb7eafcfaed
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Laboratory Collections
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Ericales
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Family
Ericaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
South America
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Country
Venezuela
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State/Province
Mérida
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Locality
Estánquez-Canaguá road, 9.8 km S of Estánquez.
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Elevation
Alt. 1400 m. (4593 ft.)
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Coordinates
8.42, -71.55
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Distribution
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Psammisia penduliflora (Dunal) Klotzsch