Psammisia urichiana (Britton) A.C.Sm.

  • Filed As

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

  • Collector(s)

    H. T. Beck 1782 with with Alonso Ortiz; Hipolito Cantincuz; Alfonso Cantincuz., 23 Jan 1993

  • Location

    Ecuador. Esmeraldas. Awá Reserve. Community of Mataje.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2643814

    Occurrence ID: 691c11d7-ef54-474d-bf1a-9158caa4d47f

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Esmeraldas

  • Locality

    Awá Reserve. Community of Mataje.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    1.25, -78.67

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Psammisia elliptica (Rusby) A. C. Smith
(syn.: P. coccínea, P. pauciflora)
The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Awci Ethnobotany Project
ERICACEAE
Psammisia urichiana (Britt.) A.C.Sm.
(incl. P. coccinea, P. elliptica, P. breweri,
P. pauciflora, P. recurvata)
det. James L. Luteyn, 2007
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
ECUADOR. Esmeraldas Province. Awá Reserve. Community of
Mataje. 01°15'N, 78°40'W. 200m. Primary rain forest.
Occasional.
Liana to 3m; infl cauliflorous: calyx red; corolla red to
white; style purple.
DBH: 2.0cm.
n.v.: None reported.
USE: Medicament/charm for "Duende" (ghost) {inflorescence}.
NCI Sample codes: 1782a RT(0CJS0266); 1782b LF+FL(0CJS0267);
1782a ST+TW(0CJS0268)
Hans T. Beck 1782	January 23, 1993
with Alonso Ortiz, Hi polito Cantincuz, Alfonso
Cantincuz
Fieldwork supported by the National Cancer Institute, in collaboration with
the Federación Centros Awá and Unidad Técnica Ecuatoriana para el Plan Awá
1994