This occurrence of Araceae Anthurium bertilii Croat (Croat, T 93314) was collected on 8/13/2004 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 14 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Anthurium cupulispathum, Croat93314--Ecuador. Prov. Los Rios. Cerro Samama, E of Pita. 14 Aug 04. 018.jpg
Family
Araceae
Genus
Anthurium
Specific Epithet
bertilii
Authorship
Croat
Record Number
Croat, T 93314
Collection Date
8/13/2004
Remarks
Epiphyte at 15 m; internodes short, 6 cm diam.; cataphyll fibers persisting in netlike reticulum; petioles terete, narrowly and obtusely sulcate, medium green, weakly glossy; blades subcoriaceous, dark green and glossy above, paler and glossy below; midrib narrowly rounded and paler above near base, acute toward apex, narrowly rounded and paler below with an acute rib; primary lateral veins bluntly acute and paler above, acute and moderately paler below; tertiary veins in part weakly raised below; inflorescence spreading; spathe purplish violet, semiglossy outside, darker and glossier inside, with paler veins; spadix 3.1 cm diam., matte, dark violet-purple, stipitate 1 cm long.
