This occurrence of Araceae Anthurium cuspidatum Mast. (Croat, T 93458) was collected on 8/14/2004 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 5 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Anthurium propinquum cf, Croat93458--Ecuador. Prov. Cotopaxi. Centro Sacha Wiwa. Guayacan. 15 Aug 04. (81).jpg
Family
Araceae
Genus
Anthurium
Specific Epithet
cuspidatum
Authorship
Mast.
Record Number
Croat, T 93458
Collection Date
8/14/2004
Remarks
Terrestrial; internodes short, 1.5-2.0 cm diam., greenish brown, matte, transversely fissured; cataphyll fibers persisting with fragments of brown epidermis; petioles terete, dark green and glossy, 5 mm diam.; blades subcoriaceous, dark green and semiglossy, paler and semiglossy below; midrib narrowly acute and concolorous above, round-raised and paler below; primary lateral veins deeply sunken and concolorous above, narrowly raised and paler below; spathe green, reflexed; spadix dark purple-violet; berries dark violet-purple to red-purple at base, dark violet-purple at apex.
