Anthurium alluriquinense Croat
Araceae
| Collection Number | Croat, T 96286 |
| Collectors | Thomas B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon Christoph |
| Identified By | Thomas B. Croat, 2007 |
| Source | C. Davidson |
| Date | 23 March 2006 |
| Country | Ecuador |
| province | Pichincha |
| Location | Along road from Santo Domingo de Los Colorados via Chiriboga and San Juan, 12 km NE of La Union and Río Pilaton. 1212 m elev. |
| Lat/Long | S 00 17 46 W 078 52 13 |
| Note | Terrestrial on steep bank; internodes short, 3.5 cm diam.; petioles terete, sharply square-sunken, medium green, weakly glossy; blades subcoriaceous, dark green and matte-subvelvety above, moderately paler and weakly glossy below; midrib narrowly raised and slightly paler above, round-raised with acute marginal ribs on sides, paler below; primary lateral veins sunken and concolorous above; tertiary veins in part sunken above, raised below; inflorescence erect; spathe pale green, reflexed; spadix dark violet-purple. |
Local Habitat
2.0km distance
| Location | Ecuador, Pichincha, Along road between Santo Domingo de Los Colorados, via Chiriboga and San Juan. Departing main highway at La Uníon, Km 70 on new Sta. Domingo-Quito Hwy., 11.3 km N of main highway., S 00 18 29 W 078 53 01 |
| Date | 23 March 2006 |
| Ecology | Montane rain forest |
