Psammisia ecuadorensis Hoerold

Filed As

Ericaceae
Psammisia ecuadorensis Hoerold

Collector(s)

J. L. Luteyn 5621 with M. Lebrón-Luteyn, 29 Mar 1978 - 30 Mar 1978

Location

Ecuador. Pichincha. Carretera Antigua to Santo Domingo de los Colorados. Quito-Sto. Domingo old rd., km 32-38.

Habitat

Steep slopes, montane cloud forest. One plant seen.

Description

Epiphytic shrub with branches arching to 3 m. Rhachis green lightly suffused with red; pedicels & calyx dark reddish-orange, lobe margins greenish-orange; corolla yellow at anthesis, turning orange & then red with maturity, corolla limb & lobes (constricted portion) pale green at anthesis turning orange to red with maturity; immature fruits green. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Notes (shown on label)

Hummingbird visited.

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 02436753

Occurrence ID: 463930da-d2c9-466a-9f60-74647d9a1ee5

Laboratory Collections

Structural Botany, 02165045, J. L. Luteyn 5621, Psammisia ecuadorensis Hoerold - Accepted : Ericaceae (261.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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