Philodendron, Croat93423--Ecuador. Prov. Cotopaxi. Guayacan-Pucayacu. 14 Aug 04. 089.jpg
This occurrence of Philodendron Schott (Croat, T 93423) was collected on August 15, 2004 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 10 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Philodendron
Authorship
Schott
Record Number
Croat, T 93423
Collection Date
Remarks
Terrestrial on steep bank; internodes to 5 cm long, both longitudinally ribbed and transversely fissured, light yellow-brown; petioles terete, medium green, densely pale linate-striate, weakly glossy; blade subcoriaceous, moderately bicolorous, semiglossy above, glossy below; midrib much paler, bluntly raised above, bluntly acute and slightly paler below; primary lateral veins weakly quilted and slightly paler above, narrowly raised and weakly paler below; minor veins fine; inflorescences 2-3 per axil; peduncle pale green, finely striate, semiglossy; spathe medium green on tube, finely whitish on blade outside, semiglossy throughout, whitish in blade and glossy outside, dark maroon and glossy inside tube.
