Occurrence

Croat, T 93521

Stenospermation zeacarpium Madison

8/17/2004

Ecuador

This occurrence of Stenospermation zeacarpium Madison (Croat, T 93521) was collected on 8/17/2004 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 3 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Stenospermation zeacarpium, Croat93521--Ecuador. Prov. Napo. E of D. de Pineda. 17 Aug 04. 039.jpg

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Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Alismatales

Family

Araceae

Genus

Stenospermation

Specific Epithet

zeacarpium

Authorship

Madison

Scientific Name ID

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Record Number

Croat, T 93521

Collection Date

August 17, 2004 · Ecuador

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson

Remarks

Terrestrial on steep rocky area; internodes 1-2 cm long, medium to dark green, moderately glossy, 1.5 cm diam.; petioles erect-spreading, sheathed 2/3 to nearly throughout, mostly 1.5-2.0 cm from base of blade, sheath erect-incurled, rounded at apex, free part acutely sulcate; blades moderately coriaceous, dark green and matte-subvelvety above, moderately paler and semiglossy below; midrib deeply sunken and concolorous above, narrowly raised and slightly paler below; primary lateral veins obscure on both surfaces; inflorescence cernuous, 4 mm, medium green, semiglossy; spathe brown, persisting on spadix, loosely fitting and seemingly unopened; spadix creamy white to faintly greenish, 6.2 cm long, 1.2 cm diam., narrowly rounded at apex.