This occurrence of Araceae Anthurium umbricola Engl. (Croat, T 93385) was collected on 8/13/2004 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 5 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Anthurium umbricola, Croat93385--Ecuador. Prov. Los Rios. Cerro Samama, E. of Pita. 14 Aug 05. 048.jpg
Family
Araceae
Genus
Anthurium
Specific Epithet
umbricola
Authorship
Engl.
Record Number
Croat, T 93385
Collection Date
8/13/2004
Remarks
Terrestrial; internodes to 5 cm long, 1.5 cm diam., medium green, semiglossy; cataphylls marcescent, bases of fibers persisting; petioles narrowly and deeply sulcate, medium green and semiglossy; blades thinly coriaceous, dark green and weakly glossy above, moderately paler and semiglossy below; midrib narrowly raised and concolorous above, bluntly acute and slightly darker below; primary lateral veins quilted-sunken and concolorous above; inflorescence erect; spathe medium green, spreading; spadix dark green.
