This occurrence of Araceae Anthurium atropurpureum R.E. Schult. & Maguire (Croat, T 98715) was collected on 9/15/2007 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 11 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Anthurium, Croat98715--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. C. del Condor. Las Orquideas. 16 Sep 07. 139.jpg
Family
Araceae
Genus
Anthurium
Specific Epithet
atropurpureum
Authorship
R.E. Schult. & Maguire
Record Number
Croat, T 98715
Collection Date
9/15/2007
Remarks
Terrestrial; internodes short, 3 cm diam.; cataphylls dark brown, persisting semi-intact at base, lanceolate, weakly curved; petioles obtusely V-sulcate, medium green, weakly glossy, 10 mm thick, 11 mm wide; geniculum purplish, 2.2 cm long, 11 mm thick, 12.5 mm wide, broadly and more or less sharply sulcate; blades coriaceous semiglossy, moderately bicolorous; midrib obtusely angular and concolorous above, narrowly rounded and paler below; primary lateral veins narrowly rounded in valleys, concolorous above, narrowly rounded and concolorous below; tertiary veins etched and concolorous above; inflorescence erect; peduncle 6 mm diam., yellowish; spathe reflexed and curled, heavily tinged violet-purple; spadix dark violet-purple, matte, 13.5 cm long, 8 mm diam.
