Psammisia urichiana Britton

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Psammisia urichiana Britton

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Luteyn 15153 with Roy Fuller & Silvia Aldás, 22 May 1997

  • Location

    Ecuador. Pichincha. Quito-Nanegalito-Pto. Quito new road, 8-17 km WSW of Nanegalito.

  • Habitat

    Steep roadside slopes through premontane forest (heavily disturbed). Common but one plant seen in flower.

  • Description

    Terrestrial shrub to 2.5 m. Pedicel, calyx hypanthium, and corolla tube bright reddish-orange; calyx limb dull white; corolla throat and lobes bright white. Common but only one plant seen in flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 169996

    Occurrence ID: d7071ef1-2d49-4cdb-8746-c1b993856be2

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Pichincha

  • Locality

    Quito-Nanegalito-Pto. Quito new road, 8-17 km WSW of Nanegalito.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1680 - 1890 m. (5512 - 6201 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -0.07, -78.75

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Psammisia urichiana (Britt.) A.C.Sm.
(inch P. coccinea, P. elliptica, P. breweri,
P. pauciflora, P. recurvata)
The New York Botanical Garden
Ericaceae
Ecuador. Pichincha: Quito-Nanegalito-Pto. Quito new
road, 8-17 km WSW of Nanegalito. ca. 0°4’S, 78°45’W.
1680—1890 m. Steep roadside slopes through premontane
forest (heavily disturbed).
Terrestrial shrub to 2.5 m. Pedicel, calyx hypanthium, and
corolla tube bright reddish-orange; calyx limb dull white;
corolla throat and lobes bright white. Common but only
one plant seen in flower.
James L. Luteyn, Roy Fuller
& Silvia Aldas 15153	22 May 1997
det. James L. Luteyn, 2007
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
Psammisia pauciflora Griseb. ex A. C. Sm.
NYdb
00169996