Anthurium dombeyanum Brongn. ex Engl.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Peru

• State/Province

  Cajamarca

• Locality

  Along road between Bagua and Olmos (Lambayeque Dept.) valley of Río Chamaya, 35.5 km E of Pucará, 70.4 km W of bridge over Río Marañon near Bagua

• Elevation

  Alt. 630 m. (2067 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -6, -78.87

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

PERU
ARACEAE	&YOMk.
Anthurium^(Pachyneurium)
Dept, of Cajamarca. Along road between
Bagua and Olmos (Lambayeque Dept.) valley
of Rio Chamayar 3 5.5 km E of Pucara/
70.4 km W of bridge over Rio Maranon
near Bagua; elev. 630 m; roadsides.
6°00'S/ 78°52'W.
Growing on and between huge boulders
along crest of road/ cut ca. 50 ft.
above highway? internodes short/ 2-6 cm
diam; cataphylls lanceolate; petioles
rounded abaxially* flattened adaxially
with a faint to well developed/ sharp
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medial rib/ the margins raised/ more or
less sharp; blades coriaceous/ older
plants/ especially developing bluish/
glaucous covering; otherwise dark green/
weakly glossy/ dark green above/ slightly
paler below; midrib above obtusely 1-ribbe
at base/ becoming obtusely angular (sharp
on younger plants); primary lateral veins
prominently raised both surfaces; tertiary
veins distinct below/ flat; darker than
surface; inflorescence erect; spathe med-
ium green/ coriaceous/ reflexed; spadix
dark maroon (B & K red-purple 2/2.5) ;
tepals matte/ becoming brown at later
stages of anthesis/ pollen pale orange.
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