Anthurium apaporanum R.E. Schult.

Araceae

Collection NumberCroat, T 93618
CollectorsThomas B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, C. Davidson
Identified By
SourceC. Davidson
Date18 August 2004
CountryEcuador
provinceSucumbios
LocationAbove road from Lumbaqui to La Bonita, departing main Baeza-Lago Agrio road, just E of Río Aguarico bridge E of Lumbaqui, 5.8 km NW of jct. with main highway. 400 m elev.
Lat/LongN 00 23 57 W 077 20 49
NoteTerrestrial; internodes short, 1.3-1.7 cm diam.; cataphyll fibers red-brown; petioles terete, weakly and narrowly sulcate, stiff medium green to purple, semiglossy to weakly glossy; geniculum sharply sulcate; blades subcoriaceous, dark green and weakly glossy above, moderately paler and glossy below; midrib narrowly rounded and paler above, acute and slightly paler below; primary lateral veins weakly sunken and concolorous above, weakly pleated-raised below; inflorescence erect; spathe pale green, spreading; spadix whitish cream, semiglossy, eventually light green, in fruit, dark green; pistils acute, weakly emergent.