This occurrence of Araceae Anthurium bellavistense Croat (Croat, T 94372) was collected on 2/7/2005 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 12 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
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Family
Araceae
Genus
Anthurium
Specific Epithet
bellavistense
Authorship
Croat
Record Number
Croat, T 94372
Collection Date
2/7/2005
Remarks
Epiphyte; internodes short 4 cm diam.; cataphyll fibers persisting in network, red-brown; petioles 1 m long, 12 mm diam., medium green, semiglossy, obtusely and shallowly sulcate; blades subcoriaceous, dark green and semiglossy above, paler and semiglossy below; midrib sharply acute and slightly paler in valley above, sharply 3-ribbed and paler below; primary lateral veins sharply raised in valleys, slightly paler above, acutely raised and slightly paler below; inflorescence spreading; spathe ovate, concave, reddish, hooding; spadix faintly reddish, 16 cm long, 2.2 cm diam., the old pistils dark brown.
