Philodendron ernestii Engl. belongs to the Araceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Family
Araceae
Genus
Philodendron
Specific Epithet
ernestii
Authorship
Engl.
9/14/2007
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, on trail bank; internodes short, 1 cm diam.; roots dense, pale green, sharply tapered turned erect; cataphylls narrowly acute, lanceolate, persisting as fine fibers; petioles O-shaped, prominently 3-ribbed adaxially, acute to bluntly acute abaxially, medium green, semiglossy; blades subcoriaceous, semiglossy, slightly bicolorous; midrib acute both surfaces; primary lateral veins narrowly rounded and paler on both surfaces; inflorescence erect; spathe medium green, reflexed, spadix pale gray-green, matte, pistils green early emergent; berries purplish violet.
10/20/2005
Location
Peru, Madre de Dios, Tambopata
-12.483333, -68.813333
Location Remarks
Dist. Las Piedras, Lago Valencia. Bosque Ribereño.
Collectors
Jim Farfán Vargas, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Rodolfo Vasquez Martinez, R. Pinedo