Psammisia macrophylla (Kunth) Klotzsch

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Psammisia macrophylla (Kunth) Klotzsch

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Luteyn 6057 with María Lebrón-Luteyn; J.A. Dugarte, 23 Oct 1978

  • Location

    Venezuela. Mérida. La Carbonera-La Azulita road, shortly above La Azulita. Roadside forested slopes.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2643279

    Occurrence ID: 23bd63a3-bff0-473f-98e6-9f64546f0bbb

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Mérida

  • Locality

    La Carbonera-La Azulita road, shortly above La Azulita. Roadside forested slopes.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1550 m. (5085 ft.)

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Psammisia macrophylla Kunth “complex”
[incl.: P. falcata (1818), P. coarctala (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
plants of VENEZUELA
Psammisia
Venezuela: Edo Merida: La Carbonera — La Azulita
Road, shortly above La Azulita. Roadside
forested slopes. Elev. ca. 1550 m.
Terrestrial shrub with branches arching to 3 m.
Pedicels, calyx and corolla tube dull red, upper
(constricted) portion of corolla white. Style
red basal 3/4; dark purple upper 1/4.
James L. Luteyn 6057	23 October 1978
Maria Lebr6n-Luteyn
J, A. Dugarte
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