Croat, T 98853

Monstera subpinnata (Schott) Engl.

September 19, 2007

Ecuador

This occurrence of Monstera subpinnata (Schott) Engl. (Croat, T 98853) was collected on September 19, 2007 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 18 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Monstera subpinnata, Croat98853--Ecuador. Zam. Ch. Rio Wawaime V. V d Quime. 20 Sep 07. 111.jpg

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Record Number

Croat, T 98853

Collection Date

September 19, 2007 · Ecuador

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry

Remarks

Appressed hemiepiphyte; internodes 1.5-2 cm long, 2.5-3.0 cm diam.; petioles medium-dark green, matte, sheathed to near apex, free part slightly sulcate; blades subcoriaceous, dark green and weakly glossy above, slightly paler and weakly glossy below; midrib obtusely sunken and concolorous above, narrowly rounded and much paler below; primary lateral veins deeply sunken and concolorous above, narrowly rounded and paler below; minor veins moderately obscure; infructescences solitary; peduncle 6 cm long, dark green; spadix pale orange matte; pistils prominently acute at apex.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Alismatales

Family

Araceae

Genus

Monstera

Specific Epithet

subpinnata

Authorship

(Schott) Engl.

Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 8.2

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.7

Global rank

#68,306 of 335,497

Top 21%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →