This occurrence of Araceae Anthurium nangaritense Croat (Croat, T 98716) was collected on 9/15/2007 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 16 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Anthurium, Croat98716--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. C. del Condor. Las Orquideas. 16 Sep 07. 046.jpg
Family
Araceae
Genus
Anthurium
Specific Epithet
nangaritense
Authorship
Croat
Record Number
Croat, T 98716
Collection Date
9/15/2007
Remarks
Terrestrial; internodes short, 1.5 cm diam., cataphylls persisting in a pale yellow-brown network of fibers, these flaring, not tightly appressed; petioles 21-24 cm long, 4 mm diam., medium green, semiglossy, terete; blades 30-40 cm long, 7-8 cm wide, subcoriaceous, dark green matte-subvelvety above; moderately paler and semiglossy below; midrib narrowly rounded and slightly paler above, narrowly rounded and slightly paler below; primary lateral veins 7-8 per side, etched above, weakly raised and concolorous below, about as prominent as the collective veins; inflorescence erect; peduncle pale green, 3 mm diam.; spathe medium green, reflexed, broken off; spadix dark purple-violet, 7.4 cm long, 4 mm diam., weakly glossy with pistils weakly protruding, purple-violet.
