Anthurium scandens (Aubl.) Engl. belongs to the Araceae family. Flora of the World contains 5 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Anthurium scandens--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Jard. Bot. at Machu Picchu. 27 Oct 05. 161.jpg
Family
Araceae
Genus
Anthurium
Specific Epithet
scandens
Authorship
(Aubl.) Engl.
10/26/2005
Location
Peru, Cusco (Jardin Botanico at Machu Picchu)
Location Remarks
South side of the bridge over Rio Urubamba, beginning of Carretera Hiram Bingham.
Collectors
No collectors specified
9/20/2007
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, El Pangui
-3.630278, -78.447222
Location Remarks
Cordillera del Cóndor. Summit area of sandstone plateau, a western spur of the Cóndor, Contrafuerte Tres Patines, south of Río Tundayme, above the military road to Cóndor Mirador. Dense, wet dwarf forest and low shrubby vegetation. 1680 m elev.
Collectors
Notes
Epiphytic; internodes elongate, 3 mm diam.; petioles sharply sulcate; blades subcoriaceous, dark green and weakly glossy above, paler and weakly glossy below; midrib etched and concolorous above, bluntly angular, paler below; primary lateral veins not obvious; collective veins more conspicuous than primary lateral veins; inflorescence minute; spathe tinged purplish; spadix green, 2 mm diam., medium green.
11/1/2007
Location
Peru, Cusco, La Convencion
-12.901389, -72.762222
Location Remarks
Distrito Santa Ana. Tunqui Mayo. Bosque secundario y borde de quebrada. 1870 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Efraín Suclli, Jim Farfán Vargas, Antonio Peña Cruz
Notes
Hierba escandente; frutos morados.
10/15/2006
Location
Peru, Pasco, Oxapampa
-10.337778, -75.251944
Location Remarks
Dist. Palcazú, Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillen. Estación Biológica Paujil, camino hacia pozo tigre. Bosque primario sobre suelo de arenisca. 850 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Antonio Peña Cruz, J. Mateo M.
Notes
Bosque primario sobre suelo de arenisca. Epífita, espádice y espata blancas.
8/17/2004
Location
Ecuador, Sucumbios
0.399167, -77.346944
Location Remarks
Above road from Lumbaqui to La Bonita, departing main Baeza-Lago Agrio road, just E of Río Aguarico bridge E of Lumbaqui, 5.8 km NW of jct. with main highway.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson
Notes
Epiphyte; stem 3 mm diam.; spathe reflexed, green; spadix medium green; berries lavender, flattened laterally.
