Xanthosoma daguense Croat

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Colombia

• State/Province

  Valle del Cauca

• Locality

  Along Cali-Buenaventura Hwy at Km 29

• Coordinates

  3.47, -73.65

• Location Notes

  [West Indies]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Xanthosomas daguense Engler
Determined by Thomas B. Croat3(300
Missouri Botanical Garden (MO)
COLOMBIA
ARACEAE
Xanthosoma
VALLE
Along Cali-Buenaventura Hwy at Km 29 r
disturbed virgin cloud forest.
03° 281N 76° 391W
To 1 m tall; internodes brown-scurfy/ to '
5 cm diam.; petioles dark green/ semi-
glossy/ obtusely somewhat flattened
adaxially; blades dark green and velvety
above/ much paler and matte below;
midrib obtusely sunken above/
round-raised and paler below; primary
lateral veins obtusely sunken above/
prominently convex below; tertiary veins
12 Feb. 1990
Thomas B. Croat & Jonathan Watt 70495
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
distinct and darker than surface below;
inflorescences to 3 per axil; peduncle
medium green; spathe green/ tinged with
purple in age; female flowers pale
green/ inner surface of spathe pale
green; near mature fruits green.
12 Feb. 1990
Thomas B. Croat & Jonathan Watt 70495
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
01501795