Anthurium aristatum Sodiro

Location

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

Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Epiphyte; stem to greater than 1 m long; internodes elongate, dark green, semiglossy; petioles bluntly sulcate, dark green, weakly glossy; blades thinly coriaceous, dark green and matte-subvelvety above, moderately paler and weakly glossy below; midrib narrowly raised and concolorous above, moderately paler and round-raised below; primary lateral veins etched-sunken and concolorous above, pleated raised and concolorous below; infructescence erect-spreading; spathe green, spreading; spadix dark violet-purple, matte; berries orange-red.

Location

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

Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Terrestrial; stems to 2 m long, dark green and semiglossy soon reddish brown; cataphylls medium green; persisting (midrib purplish); petiole sharply and broadly sulcate, medium green, semiglossy; blades thinly coriaceous, dark green and matte-subvelvety above, moderately paler and semiglossy below, midrib narrowly rounded and paler above, narrowly rounded and paler below; primary lateral veins etched and concolorous above, narrowly convex and concolorous below; spadix maroon in fruit; berries orange-red.