Psammisia coarctata (Ruiz & Pav.) A.C.Sm.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Guyana

• State/Province

  Cuyuni-Mazaruni

• Locality

  Imbaimadai vicinity. Mazaruni River base camp and adjacent forest

• Elevation

  Alt. 487 m. (1598 ft.)

• Coordinates

  5.6081, -60.23

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Plants of the Guiana Shield
Ericaceae
Psammisia coarctata (Ruiz & Pav.) A.C. Sm.
Det. Carol L. Kelloff (US) Feb 2017
Guyana, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Imbaimadai vicinity. Mazaruni River
base camp and adjacent forest.
5° 36' 29"N, 60° 13' 48" W Elev. 487 m.
Disturbed old mining camp. Alluvial soil. White sand and
sandstone. Liana. Flowers succulent, orange and white at apex.
Sepal and pedicel orange. Fruit a green berry with persistent
sepals. Filaments white; anthers yellow; style red to dark purple.
27 November 2002
K. M. Redden, C. Perry, R. Williams and E. Forbes 1270
Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
US National Herbarium, Smithsonian Institution
EZID: ark:/65665/314aa602b-7081 -4033-ae46-c76407bb8a39
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