Psammisia macrophylla (Kunth) Klotzsch

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Psammisia macrophylla (Kunth) Klotzsch

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Luteyn 15261 with Roy Fuller & Benito Briceño, 06 Nov 1997

  • Location

    Venezuela. Mérida. Estánquez-Canaguá road, 46 km S of Estánquez.

  • Habitat

    Steep, disturbed slopes through former Podocarpus forest. Scattered.

  • Description

    Sprawling, terrestrial shrub, branches arching to 3 m. Calyx rose-red. Corolla dark rose in base, gradually tapering distally, white in throat and lobes. Scattered.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 227514

    Occurrence ID: b9b3a49d-0a37-4d5c-8dd4-6af54edb34ad

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Mérida

  • Locality

    Estánquez-Canaguá road, 46 km S of Estánquez.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2620 m. (8596 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    8.27, -71.57

  • Distribution

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Psammìsia macrophylla “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 York Botanical Garden
Psammisia
Venezuela. M6rida: Estdnquez-Canagui road, 46 km S of
Est&iquez. ca. 8°16’N, 71°34’W. 2620 m. Steep,
disturbed slopes through former Podocarpus forest.
Sprawling, terrestrial shrub, branches arching to 3 m.
Calyx rose-red. Corolla dark rose in base, gradually
tapering distally, white in throat and lobes. Scattered.
BOTANICAL
Garde**,
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00227514
James L. Luteyn, Roy Fuller
& Benito Bricefio 15261
6 Nov 1997
NYdb
00227514