Chlorospatha dodsonii (G.S. Bunting) Madison
Araceae
| Collection Number | Croat, T 94433 |
| Collectors | Thomas B. Croat, Christopher Davidson & Sharon Christoph |
| Identified By | T. B. Croat |
| Source | C. Davidson |
| Date | 10 February 2005 |
| Country | Ecuador |
| province | Pichincha |
| Location | Reserva Guaycuyacu near border with Imbabura Province, along Río Guaycuyacu on road from Cielo-Verde to Santa Rosa, near junction of Río Guaycuyacu and Río Guayabamba. 500 m elev. |
| Lat/Long | N 00 13 00 W 78 55 00 |
| Note | Less than 1 m tall; stem to 30 cm long; petioles terete, medium green, weakly glossy, sharply flattened toward apex with obtuse medial rib; blades thinly coriaceous, dark green and matte, moderately paler and matte below; major veins sunken deeply and concolorous above; midrib narrowly rounded, matte and slightly paler below; primary lateral veins round-raised and concolorous below; tertiary veins weakly raised; inflorescence erect, then nodding; peduncle pale green; spathe pale green, in bud; female spadix creamy white; male spadix bright orange. |
Local Habitat
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| Location | Ecuador, Prov. Pichincha, Reserva Guaycuyacu near border with Imbabura Province, along R¡o Guaycuyacu on road from Cielo-Verde to Santa Rosa, near junction of R¡o Guaycuyacu and R¡o Guayabamba., N 00 13 00 W 78 55 00 |
| Date | 10 February 2005 |
| Ecology | Mid-elevation moist forest, ca. 500 m. |
| Comment | A small but very rich fragment of the original forest. |
