Anthurium giganteum Engl. belongs to the Araceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Anthurium sp., Croat93165--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. El Chical-Tulcan. 10 Aug 04. 016.jpg
Family
Araceae
Genus
Anthurium
Specific Epithet
giganteum
Authorship
Engl.
8/9/2004
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson
Notes
Terrestrial; internodes short, to 4.5 cm diam.; cataphyll fibers persisting in a close reticulum, in part with epidermis intact, dark brown; petioles terete, blade margins undulate, upper blade glossy, slightly concave anterior lobe quilted between veins,8-9 basal veins, 1 free to base basal vein, posterior lobe orientation inward, sinus spathulate to closed,
2/7/2005
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
