Psammisia macrophylla (Kunth) Klotzsch

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Psammisia macrophylla (Kunth) Klotzsch

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Luteyn 15264 with Gilberto Morillo, 08 Nov 1997

  • Location

    Venezuela. Mérida. Mérida-La Carbonera-La Azulita road, 40.7-45.5 km WNW of Mérida.

  • Habitat

    Remnant forest along road. 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 227519

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 227518

    Occurrence ID: 176d3361-d205-4fe3-bf8e-0bf47125563e

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Mérida

  • Locality

    Mérida-La Carbonera-La Azulita road, 40.7-45.5 km WNW of Mérida.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2250 m. (7382 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    8.65, -71.4

  • Distribution

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Psammisia 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)
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The New York Botanical Garden
Ericaceae
Psammisia
Venezuela. Mènda: Mérida-La Carbonera-La Azulita
road, 40.7-45.5 km WNW of Mérida. 8°39’N, 71°24’W.
2250 m. Remnant forest along road.
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 & Gilberto Morillo 15264 8 Nov 1997
NYdb
00227518