Occurrence

Croat, T 98956

Anthurium scandens (Aubl.) Engl.

9/20/2007

Ecuador

This occurrence of Araceae Anthurium scandens (Aubl.) Engl. (Croat, T 98956) was collected on 9/20/2007 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 10 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Anthurium scandens, Croat98956--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Cd del Condor. Rio Wawaime V. 21 Sep 07. 209.jpg

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Classification

Family

Araceae

Genus

Anthurium

Specific Epithet

scandens

Authorship

(Aubl.) Engl.

Record Number

Croat, T 98956

Collection Date

9/20/2007

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry

Remarks

Epiphytic; internodes elongate, 3 mm diam.; petioles sharply sulcate; blades subcoriaceous, dark green and weakly glossy above, paler and weakly glossy below; midrib etched and concolorous above, bluntly angular, paler below; primary lateral veins not obvious; collective veins more conspicuous than primary lateral veins; inflorescence minute; spathe tinged purplish; spadix green, 2 mm diam., medium green.

Geographic Information

Country

Ecuador

State/Province

Zamora Chinchipe

Coordinates

-3.630278, -78.447222

Location

Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe

Location Remarks

Cordillera del Cóndor. Summit area of sandstone plateau, a western spur of the Cóndor, Contrafuerte Tres Patines, south of Río Tundayme, above the military road to Cóndor Mirador. Dense, wet dwarf forest and low shrubby vegetation. 1680 m elev.

Collection Location

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