Stenospermation latifolium Engl. belongs to the Araceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Stenospermation latifolium cf, Croat93424--Ecuador. Prov. Cotopaxi. Guayacan-Pucayacu rd. 14 Aug 04. 094.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Stenospermation
Specific Epithet
latifolium
Authorship
Engl.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 13.4
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
4.3
Global rank
#4,241 of 335,497
Top 2%
Extinction probability
40%
Location
Ecuador, Cotopaxi, Latacunga
-0.610278, -78.477167
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Cotopaxi: Laguna de Limpiopungo. Colecciones en y alrededor de la laguna. Páramo. 3863 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson
Notes
Terrestrial on steep bank; internodes medium green and weakly glossy, becoming light gray-brown; petioles sheathed throughout; free-ending, usually above base of blade, medium to dark green and weakly glossy; blades subcoriaceous, dark green and weakly glossy above, moderately paler and semiglossy below; midrib sunken and concolorous above, narrowly rounded and paler below; primary lateral veins very weakly pleated-raised and concolorous above, flattened and scarcely visible, concolorous below; inflorescence erect; spathe whitish; spadix creamy white, 5 cm x 6.5 mm, matte.
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
