Philodendron deflexum Poepp. ex Schott belongs to the Araceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Philodendron deflexum, T. Croat 98842--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.Rio Wawaime Valley19Sep2007 070 (10).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Philodendron
Specific Epithet
deflexum
Authorship
Poepp. ex Schott
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 26.1
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
5.6
Global rank
#2,688 of 335,497
Top 0.9%
Extinction probability
29%
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Nangaritza
-4.313333, -78.661389
Location Remarks
Cordillera del Cóndor, "Area de Conservación Los Tepuyes". Along banks of the Río Nangaritza, in the sandstone-walled canyon between Miazi and Shaime. Dense wet forest and sandstone rock outcrops. 890 m elev.
Collectors
Notes
Epiphyte at 4 m; internodes short 3.5-4.5 cm diam.; cataphylls unribbed, pale green, deciduous; petioles terete medium green, dark green short-lineate, spongy; blades subcoriaceous, dark green and semiglossy above, moderately paler and matte below; midrib flattened and paler above, narrowly rounded and paler below; primary lateral veins obtusely sunken and concolorous above, narrowly convex and paler below; minor veins visible; inflorescences 2 per axil; peduncle medium green, abruptly delimited from spathe; spathe medium green and semiglossy outside, white and glossy inside, maroon in tube; female spadix creamy white.
