Psammisia incana Luteyn

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Ecuador

• State/Province

  Napo

• Locality

  Salcedo-Napo road, ca 56-60 km E of Salcedo.

• Elevation

  Alt. 2926 - 3060 m. (9600 - 10039 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -0.92, -78.5

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of Ecuador
Ericaceae
Psammisia incana Luteyn
Ecuador. Napo: Salcedo-Napo rd., ca. 56-60 km E of
Salcedo; 2926-3060 m; ca. 0°55'S, 78°30'W. Montane
cloud forest.
Terrestrial to 2.5 m tall. Young stems, leaves
beneath and all parts of inflorescence covered by
grayish-white pubescence. Leaves more or less
bullate. Bracts and calyx lobes green but suffused
maroonish. Corolla angled (bluntly), pale yellow;
the lobes tipped maroonish sometimes. Locally com-
mon. Berry turning blue-purple. [photo; pickled;
wood]
James L. Luteyn &
Diego Tirira
# 13393
23 Nov 1989