Philodendron tenue K. Koch & Augustin belongs to the Araceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Philodendron tenue, Croat93377--Ecuador. Prov. Los Rios. Cerro Samama, E of Pita. 14 Aug 04. 001.jpg
Family
Araceae
Genus
Philodendron
Specific Epithet
tenue
Authorship
K. Koch & Augustin
8/13/2004
Location
Ecuador, Los Rios, Babahoyo
-3.566389, -78.441389
Location Remarks
Valley of Río Waiwaime, near its mouth at Río Quime, vicinity of Ecuacorrientes mining company headquarters, along road which leads to the copper mine, from headquarters camp to the locked gate.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, X. Cornejo, Christopher Davidson, Geneviève Ferry
Notes
Epiphyte at 2 m tall; internodes to 4 cm long, 1 cm diam.; cataphyll fibers pale; petioles terete, dark green, matte, faintly striate; blades thinly coriaceous, semiglossy, moderately bicolorous; midrib flattened and concolorous above, narrowly rounded and darker below; primary lateral veins sunken and concolorous above, narrowly convex and darker below; minor veins visible; inflorescence 1 per axil; peduncle pale green, coarsely short-lineate toward apex; spathe dark green; blade medium green, glossy on both blade and tube; tube glossy and purplish violet within; female spadix yellow-cream, post-anthesis.
