Croat, T 96078

Anthurium pallidiflorum Engl.

March 17, 2006

Ecuador

This occurrence of Anthurium pallidiflorum Engl. (Croat, T 96078) was collected on March 17, 2006 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 4 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Anthurium pallidiflorum, Croat 96078--Ecuador. Edo. Los Rios. Cerro Samama, SW of Pita. 18 Mar 06. 350 (3).jpg

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Record Number

Croat, T 96078

Collection Date

March 17, 2006 · Ecuador

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Remarks

Epiphyte; internodes short, 1.5-2.0 cm diam.; cataphyll fibers pale, persistint; blades subcoriaceous, dark green and matte-subvelvety above, slightly paler and matte below; midrib convex, paler and speckled above, weakly convex and paler below; primary lateral veins scarcely raised either side; infructescence pendent; berries bright red. [From C. Davidson's notes: epiphytic creeper in a 6-m Heisteria latifolia.]

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Alismatales

Family

Araceae

Genus

Anthurium

Specific Epithet

pallidiflorum

Authorship

Engl.

Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 6.5

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

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#133,759 of 335,497

Top 40%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →