Lagenandra thwaitesii Engl.

  • Filed As

    Araceae
    Lagenandra thwaitesii Engl.

  • Collector(s)

    D. H. Nicolson 4256, 05 Feb 1979

  • Location

    Sri Lanka. Southern Province. Galle (Distr.). Gode Kanda (Hill), E of Hiniduma.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03780865

    Occurrence ID: 3dee673e-95e3-4177-a3e2-240e6e7c5f27

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Sri Lanka

  • State/Province

    Southern Province

  • County/Municipio

    Galle (Distr.)

  • Locality

    Gode Kanda (Hill), E of Hiniduma

  • Elevation

    Alt. 150 m. (492 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Tropical Asia]

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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
PLANTS of CEYLON
Name: Lagenandra thwaitesii Engler
Locality Galle Distr., Gode Kanda (Hill), E of
Hiniduma.
Occurrence Locally scattered along stream
margins near high water line in deep
shade of rainforest.
Date 5 February 1979	Alt.	150 m
Coll. Dan H. Nicolson	No. 4256
Remarks Leaves from undulate and silver-mar-
gined to entire and concolored ... inter-
mediates! Petioles to 20 cm, sheathing in
lower 3-4 cm. Blades usually wavy-margined
and dark green above with silvery margins, to
20 x 4 cm. Peduncle 1 cm (fl.) to 7 cm (fr.).
Ceylon Flora Project
Nicolson 4256 Lagenandra thwaitesii
Spathe to 10 cm, greenish-brown below to
purplish above., finely roughened in ver-
tical striae: inside of upper spathe dull
purple, the collar around hold into lower
spathe swollen, with white-tipped branch-
ing 1’hairs;” inside of lower spathe ver-
tically striate, glossy, dark purple.
Spadix 2.2 cm: pistillate 0.7 cm; naked
1 cm; staminate 0.4 cm; sterile cone 0.3
cm.
03780865