Anthurium samamaense Croat & Cornejo belongs to the Araceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Anthurium samanaense, Croat93327--Ecuador. Prov. Los Rios. Cerro Samama, E. of Pita. 14 Aug 04. 067.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Anthurium
Specific Epithet
samamaense
Authorship
Croat & Cornejo
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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, Xavier Cornejo, Christopher Davidson, Geneviève Ferry
Notes
Terrestrial or hemiepiphytic; internodes dark green, matte, soon grayish, 1.5 cm diam.; cataphylls deciduous; petioles terete, semiglossy, dark green; blades subcoriaceous, semiglossy to glossy, bicolorous; major veins narrowly rounded and concolorous above, narrowly raised and paler below; inflorescence erect; peduncle pale green; spathe whitish; spadix dark violet-purple, matte, 6 mm diam.
