Anthurium pallidiflorum Engl. belongs to the Araceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Anthurium pallidiflorum, Croat 96078--Ecuador. Edo. Los Rios. Cerro Samama, SW of Pita. 18 Mar 06. 350 (3).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Anthurium
Specific Epithet
pallidiflorum
Authorship
Engl.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 6.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#133,759 of 335,497
Top 40%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Ecuador, Los Rios
-1.645556, -79.332778
Location Remarks
Cerro Samama, SE of Potosí, SW of Caluma, South of Río Pita, vicinity of village of Pita, between Pita and Escuela 18 de Deciembre. 164-400 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Epiphyte; internodes short, 1.5-2.0 cm diam.; cataphyll fibers pale, persistint; blades subcoriaceous, dark green and matte-subvelvety above, slightly paler and matte below; midrib convex, paler and speckled above, weakly convex and paler below; primary lateral veins scarcely raised either side; infructescence pendent; berries bright red. [From C. Davidson's notes: epiphytic creeper in a 6-m Heisteria latifolia.]
