Family: Ericaceae
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Psammisia aurantiaca Luteyn
Isotype of Psammisia aurantiaca Luteyn
Collection number: 8806
Collection date: 4th February 1983
Country/Territory: Ecuador:Pichincha
Collecting locality: Ecuador:Pichincha:Old road Quito-Santo Domingo, ca. 3-16 km W of San Juan de Chiriboga. Ca. 0°15-20' S, 78°40-50'W.
Latitude: 0°17'S, Longitude: 78°45'W
Habitat: Disturbed cloud forest and steep roadside slopes.
Description: Shrub with branches to 0.5 m in length. Pedicels light orange. Calyx green tinged with orange, the lobes marginally purple. Corolla tube succulent, bright orange, the constricted portion light green, lobes light green heavily suffused with maroon. Style maroon. Fruit green. Infrequent.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00326979
Cite as: https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00326979
Herbarium region: 17 (W. Tropical South America)
Number of sheets: 1
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