Psammisia ulbrichiana, Croat 95133--Ecuador. Prov. Esmeraldas. Alto Tambo. 21 Feb 05. 222 (3).jpg
Native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Esmeraldas (San Lorenzo Canton)
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 (Quito)
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 (San Lorenzo Canton)
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.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Psammisia
Specific Epithet
ulbrichiana
Authorship
Hoerold
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%
