Psammisia macrophylla (Kunth) Klotzsch

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Psammisia macrophylla (Kunth) Klotzsch

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Luteyn 15262 with Roy Fuller & Benito Briceño, 06 Nov 1997

  • Location

    Venezuela. Mérida. Estánquez-Canaguá road, 53 km S of Estánquez.

  • Habitat

    Remnant forest in ravine. 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.

  • Specimen Notes

    see NY barcode 227515

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 227516

    Occurrence ID: c8145c6b-b8d7-4d24-8a27-4d8594a88952

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Mérida

  • Locality

    Estánquez-Canaguá road, 53 km S of Estánquez.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2300 m. (7546 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    8.25, -71.57

  • Distribution

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Psammisia macrophyüa “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)
I cf X
The New York Botanical Garden
Ericaceae
Psammisia
Venezuela. Merida: Estanquez-Canagua road, 53 km S of
Estanquez. ca. 8°15’N, 71°34’W. 2300 m. Remnant
forest in ravine.
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.
James L. Luteyn, Roy Fuller
& Benito Briceno 15262
6 Nov 1997
00227516