Anthurium asplundii Croat
Araceae
| Collection Number | Croat, T 96209 |
| Collectors | Thomas B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon Christoph |
| Identified By | T. Croat (MO), 2007 |
| Source | C. Davidson |
| Date | 21 March 2006 |
| Country | Ecuador |
| province | Guayas |
| Location | Reserva Ecológica Manglares Churute, Cerro Pancho Diablo, Sendero La Cascade. 180 m elev. |
| Lat/Long | S 02 25 00 W 079 39 00 |
| Note | Terrestrial or epiphyte; blades in rosette; cataphylls unknown; petiole sharply 1-ribbed medially, acutely 3-ribbed abaxially dark green, semiglossy; blades subcoriaceous, dark green and semiglossy above, paler and semiglossy below; midrib acutely angled and concolorous above, angular and acutely 1-ribbed abaxially; primary lateral veins narrowly raised and concolorous above, narrowly raised and slightly paler below; tertiary veins weakly raised and concolorous below; inflorescence erect-spreading; spathe medium green, weakly glossy and tinged purple outside, semiglossy and green inside; spadix green, tinged purple matte, 1 cm diam. |
Local Habitat
6.7km distance
| Location | Ecuador, Guayas, Reserva Ecológica Manglares Churute, Cerro Pancho Diablo, Sendero La Cascade., S 02 27 00 W 079 36 00 |
| Date | 21 March 2006 |
| Ecology | A vestige of tropical dry forest adjacent to the mangrove. |
| Comment | Sphingidae. A conspicuous caterpillar. |
6.7km distance
| Location | Ecuador, Guayas, Reserva Ecológica Manglares Churute, Cerro Pancho Diablo, Sendero La Cascade., S 02 27 00 W 079 36 00 |
| Date | 21 March 2006 |
| Ecology | A vestige of tropical dry forest adjacent to the mangrove. |
| Comment | Alouatta sp., possibly A. palliata, howler monkey. |
6.7km distance
| Location | Ecuador, Guayas, Reserva Ecológica Manglares Churute, Cerro Pancho Diablo, Sendero La Cascade., S 02 27 00 W 079 36 00 |
| Date | 21 March 2006 |
| Ecology | A vestige of tropical dry forest adjacent to the mangrove. |
6.7km distance
| Location | Ecuador, Guayas, Reserva Ecológica Manglares Churute, Cerro Pancho Diablo, Sendero La Cascade., S 02 27 00 W 079 36 00 |
| Date | 21 March 2006 |
| Ecology | Tropical dry forest. |
| Comment | Syrphid (Syrphidae), a possible pollinator, on Terminalia catappa. |
