Occurrence

Croat, T 98648

Philodendron ernestii Engl.

9/14/2007

Ecuador

This occurrence of Philodendron ernestii Engl. (Croat, T 98648) was collected on 9/14/2007 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 12 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Anthurium ernestii, TCroat98648--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Rio Nangaritza ca Las Orquideas. 15 Sep 07. 323.jpg

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Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Alismatales

Family

Araceae

Genus

Philodendron

Specific Epithet

ernestii

Authorship

Engl.

Scientific Name ID

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Record Number

Croat, T 98648

Collection Date

September 14, 2007 · Ecuador

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry

Remarks

Terrestrial, on trail bank; internodes short, 1 cm diam.; roots dense, pale green, sharply tapered turned erect; cataphylls narrowly acute, lanceolate, persisting as fine fibers; petioles O-shaped, prominently 3-ribbed adaxially, acute to bluntly acute abaxially, medium green, semiglossy; blades subcoriaceous, semiglossy, slightly bicolorous; midrib acute both surfaces; primary lateral veins narrowly rounded and paler on both surfaces; inflorescence erect; spathe medium green, reflexed, spadix pale gray-green, matte, pistils green early emergent; berries purplish violet.