Psammisia guianensis Klotzsch

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Venezuela

• State/Province

  Bolívar

• Locality

  Sierra de Lema, ca. Km 134 along El Dorado-Sta. Elena road.

• Elevation

  Alt. 1360 m. (4462 ft.)

• Coordinates

  5.9, -61.43

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
Ericaceae
Psammisia guianensis Klotzsch
Psammisia coarctata (R. & P.) A.C.Sm.
(syn.: Psammisia guianensis Kl. and
P. roseiflora Sleumer)
det. James L. Luteyn, 2007
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
Venezuela. Bolivar: Sierra de Lema, ca. Km 134 along El
Dorado-Sta. Elena road. 5°54’N, 61°26’W. 1360 m.
Forest edge.
Terrestrial shrub, sometimes lianoid when in forest.
Corolla orangish-red with white constricted throat and
lobes. [Pickled; wood; photo; DNA]. Plants pretreated
with EtOH.
James L. Luteyn, Fred Stauffer
& Milagro Márquez 15276
23 Nov 1997
NYdb
00189646