Anthurium ovatifolium Engl. belongs to the Araceae family. Flora of the World contains 4 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Anthurium ovatum TC99124,Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.MiradorCondorEcuacorriente23Sep2007 236.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Anthurium
Specific Epithet
ovatifolium
Authorship
Engl.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#153,302 of 335,497
Top 46%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe
-3.973694, -79.077333
Location Remarks
Vía Loja-Zamora, Estación Cientifica San Francisco, sendero zig-zag, camino canal y Q2. 1862 m elev.
Collectors
Notes
Terrestrial; internodes short; petioles sulcate, blades coriaceous; spathe green, reflexed; spadix green; fruits red, protruding.
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
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Epiphyte; internodes short, 2.5-4 cm diam.; cataphylls persisting as brownish parallel fibers; petioles 6-12 x 7-13 mm, dark green, weakly glaucous, narrowly and obtusely sulcate; blades moderately coriaceous, dark green, weakly glossy above, paler and semiglossy below; midrib narrowly rounded and paler above, narrowly rounded and paler below; primary lateral veins etched and weakly quilted, concolorous above, convex and darker below; inflorescence erect-spreading; spathe medium green, tinged with purple, matte inside, weakly glossy outside; spadix dark green and weakly glossy, 1.2 cm diam.
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe
-3.973694, -79.077333
Location Remarks
Vía Loja-Zamora, Estación Cientifica San Francisco, sendero zig-zag, camino canal y Q2. 1862 m elev.
Collectors
Notes
Terrestrial; internodes short; petioles sulcate, blades coriaceous; spathe green, reflexed; spadix green; fruits red, protruding.
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
