Philodendron sphalerum Schott

  • Filed As

    Araceae
    Philodendron sphalerum Schott

  • Collector(s)

    T. B. Croat 85486, 20 Nov 2001

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Porto Walter Mun. Igarape Ouro Preto; disturbed forest, along stream.

  • Description

    Hemiepiphyte; internodes dark green and glossy, soon gray-green to gray-brown, weakly glossy to ca. 16 cm long, green, unribbed, deciduous; sap clear, viscous; petioles obtusely flattened abaxially, weakly glossy, medium to dark green, short-dark-lineate, weakly sulcate toward apex; blades thinly subcoriaceous, dark green, semiglossy above, paler and semiglossy below; midrib broadly convex and slightly paler below; primary lateral veins weakly sunken and concolorous above, weakly raised and concolorous below; inflorescences 1-2 per axil; peduncle medium green, densely darker short-lineate; clearly demarcated from spathe; spathe pale green outside and inside.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05111989

    Occurrence ID: 2e1b82ce-ed97-4446-9bda-3ea1710aad03

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Porto Walter Mun.

  • Locality

    Igarape Ouro Preto; disturbed forest, along stream.

  • Coordinates

    -8.26861, -72.7439

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    78645

  • Geodetic Datum

    SAD69

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Araceae
Pliilodendron sphalerum Schott
Brazil. Acre. Porto Walter. Igarape Ouro Pròto; disturbed
forest, along stream.
Hemiepiphyte; intemodes dark green and glossy, soon gray-
green to gray-brown, weakly glossy to ca. 16 cm long, green,
unribbed, deciduous; sap clear, viscous; petioles obtusely
flattened abaxially, weakly glossy, medium to dark green,
short-dark-lineate, weakly sulcate toward apex; blades thinly
subcoriaceous, dark green, semiglossy above, paler and
semiglossy below; midrib broadly convex and slightly paler
below; primary lateral veins weakly sunken and concolorous
above, weakly raised and concolorous below; inflorescences
1-2 per axil; peduncle medium green, densely darker short-
lineate; clearly demarcated from spathe; spathe pale green
outside and inside.
20 Nov 2001
T. B. Croat 85486
05111989