Anthurium aristatum Sodiro belongs to the Araceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Anthurium aristatum, Croat 95962--Ecuador. Edo. Pichincha. Bosque Nublado Sta. Lucia. 14 Mar 06. 349 (7).jpg
Family
Araceae
Genus
Anthurium
Specific Epithet
aristatum
Authorship
Sodiro
3/14/2006
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
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.
3/10/2006
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
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.
