Stenospermation, Croat 96361--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Pacto-Pto. Quito Rd.. 25 Mar 06. 524 (1).jpg
This occurrence of Stenospermation Schott (Croat, T 96361) was collected on March 24, 2006 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 14 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Stenospermation
Authorship
Schott
Record Number
Croat, T 96361
Collection Date
Remarks
Epiphytic; internodes 4-5 cm long, 1.7-2.0 cm diam., medium green, semiglossy, smooth; petioles dark green, semiglossy, sheathed to geniculum, sheath inrolled, margin scarious but persistent; geniculum narrow and bluntly sulcate, 5 mm wide, 7 mm thick; blades subcoriaceous, dark green and matte above, moderately paler and glossy below; midrib narrowly sunken and paler above, narrowly rounded and paler below; primary lateral veins visible and many above, slightly paler not at all raised, more obscure, darker than surface below; inflorescence nodding; peduncle completely within petiole sheath; spathe white, 18 cm long, 10 cm wide when flattened long-acuminate; midrib faintly yellowish outside, semiglossy, inside matte; spadix stipitate ca. 1 cm, 11.6 cm long, 9 mm diam., 7 mm diam. to 1 cm from tip, pale yellow-green.
