This occurrence of Anthurium Schott (Croat, T 93240) was collected on August 11, 2004 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 6 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Anthurium, Croat93240--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 052.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Anthurium
Authorship
Schott
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Record Number
Croat, T 93240
Collection Date
Remarks
Terrestrial; internodes short, 2-4 cm diam.; cataphyll fibers red-brown, persisting in dense network; petioles terete, narrowly sulcate adaxially, tinged purplish toward apex; blades subcoriaceous, semiglossy, moderately bicolorous; midrib narrowly rounded and concolorous above, narrowly rounded and paler below; primary lateral veins deeply sunken and concolorous above, acute and slightly paler above; tertiary veins in part prominently sunken and concolorous above, raised and concolorous below; inflorescence spreading; spathe green, hooding spadix; spadix 2.8 cm diam., dark violet-purple, matte; pistils weakly emerging, green to purple.
