Spathiphyllum barbourii Croat

Location

Location Remarks

Cordillera del Cóndor, "Area de Conservación Los Tepuyes". Along banks of the Río Nangaritza, in the sandstone-walled canyon between Miazi and Shaime. Dense wet forest and sandstone rock outcrops. 890 m elev.

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry

Notes

In seepy area below cliff; stem short; internodes short, less than 1 cm diam.; petioles medium green, semiglossy, sheathed throughout; sheath deciduous, turning brown; blades thinly coriaceous, dark green and weakly glossy above, paler and weakly glossy below; major veins weakly sunken and concolorous above; midrib narrowly rounded and paler below; primary lateral veins weakly pleated-raised and concolorous below; minor veins weakly visible; inflorescence held below leaves; spathe white, erect-spreading; spadix dark green with white prominently exserted pistils.