Psammisia ulbrichiana Hoerold belongs to the Ericaceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Psammisia ulbrichiana, Croat 95133--Ecuador. Prov. Esmeraldas. Alto Tambo. 21 Feb 05. 222 (3).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Psammisia
Specific Epithet
ulbrichiana
Authorship
Hoerold
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#280,995 of 335,497
Top 84%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Ecuador, Esmeraldas
1.078611, -78.666667
Location Remarks
Along Río San Juan 0.7 km N of Lita-San Lorenzo Road. 300 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Hemiepiphyte; ovary green; calyx lobes reddish.
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Epiphytic shrub with long pendent branches. Peduncle and calyx red; flower white; fruit red.
Location
Ecuador, Esmeraldas
1.078611, -78.666667
Location Remarks
Along Río San Juan 0.7 km N of Lita-San Lorenzo Road. 300 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Hemiepiphyte; ovary green; calyx lobes reddish.
