Anthurium sp.

Araceae

Collection NumberCroat, T 99014
CollectorsThomas B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry
Identified By
SourceS. Christoph
Date22 September 2007
CountryEcuador
provinceZamora Chinchipe
LocationValley of Río Waiwaime, near mouth at Río Quime. 1000 m elev.
Lat/LongS 03 33 40 W 078 27 47
NoteTerrestrial; internodes short, 1.5 cm diam.; cataphylls lanceolate, mostly persisting as fibers; petioles C-shaped, broadly and obtusely sulcate, medium green, weakly glossy; blades subcoriaceous, dark green and semiglossy above, moderately paler and semiglossy below; midrib narrowly rounded and weakly paler above, narrowly rounded and paler below; primary lateral veins narrowly rounded and concolorous above and below; tertiary veins flattened, darker than surface; inflorescence erect; spathe purple, reflexed-recurled; spadix dark purple-violet.