Psammisia urichiana (Britton) A.C.Sm.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Psammisia urichiana (Britton) A.C.Sm.

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Luteyn 14716 with Stella Sylva, 26 Oct 1992

  • Location

    Ecuador. El Oro. Loja-Machala road, 2.7 km NNW of Balsas. Slopes.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2643797

    Occurrence ID: ead0b3ea-b9e8-4595-be1a-165174d8cfd4

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    El Oro

  • Locality

    Loja-Machala road, 2.7 km NNW of Balsas. Slopes.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 650 - 800 m. (2133 - 2625 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -3.75, -79.83

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Psammisia urichiana (Britt.) A.C.Sm.
(incl. P. coccinea, P. elliptica, P. breweri,
P. pauciflor a, P. recurvata)
det. James L. Luteyn, 2007
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
Hie New York Botanical Garden
Psammisia elliptica (Rusby) A. C. Smith
(syn.: P. coccinea, P. pauciflora)
det. James L. Luteyn
NEW YORK BOTANIC/1. GARDEN
02643797
BOTANICAL
THE NEU YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of Ecuador
No. 14716
Psammisia
ERICACEAE
ECUADOR. El Oro: Loja-Machala road, 2.7
kms NNW of Balsas. 3°45’S, 79°50’W.
650-800 m. Forested slopes.
Terrestrial on roadside slopes, branches to
2.5 m long. Calyx orange with whitish
lobes. Corolla bright orange, becoming
white in constricted region. [Photo; Wood;
Pickl ed.]
James L. Luteyn, Stella Sylva 26 Oct 1992
Funded (in part) by the NSF and AID
02643797