Chlorospatha portillae Croat & L.P. Hannon

Araceae

Collection NumberCroat, T 98667
CollectorsThomas B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry
Identified ByT. B. Croat (MO)
SourceC. Davidson
Date17 September 2007
CountryEcuador
provinceZamora Chinchipe
cantonNangaritza
LocationVicinity of Las Orchideas; near Cabañas Yankuam; along Río Nangaritza, S of camp, old trail along river and on steep slopes of forest W of River. 877 m elev.
Lat/LongS 04 15 06 W 078 39 29
NoteTerrestrial on steep rocky slope among rocks; stems horizontal; internodes short 1-1.5 cm diam.; petioles terete, medium green semiglossy, spongy fusely striate near apex, obtusely flat-sulcate near apex; blades thinly coriaceous, dark green and semiglossy above, paler and semiglossy below; major veins obtusely sunken and concolorous above, narrowly rounded and slightly paler and semiglossy below; teritary veins producing a reticulate pattern below; inflorescences 4 per axil; peduncle pale green, 2 mm diam.; spathe medium green and weakly glossy outside on tube, the blade pale green, prominently reflexed, the inner surface even paler green; spadix 4.1 cm long, female spadix pale yellow-green, 3.5 mm diam., constricted part 1 mm diam; male spadix pale yellow 2.5 mm diam., 2.9 mm long.