Philodendron sagittifolium Liebm.

• Region

  Central America

• Country

  Costa Rica

• State/Province

  Puntarenas

• Locality

  Along road between Chacarita and Rincón de Osa, ca. 6 km W of Interamerican Highway at Chacarita

• Elevation

  Alt. 160 m. (525 ft.)

• Coordinates

  8.75, -83.3

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

COSTA RICA
Ph ! íodendron sOûftK-jo(íum Üebm.
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TROPICOS
Exslccatad
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
PROV• PUNTARENAS: Along road between
Chacarita and Rincón de Osa# ca. 6 km
of Interamer I can HIghway at Chacarita;
elev. ca. 160 m. Disturbed primary
forest and along road through forest*
ca- ft # A *51 m . 83*18fW.
Epiphytic vine; Internodes 3-4 cm long#
brown# transversely fissured 2-2.5 cm
dlam.; cataphyll obtusely sulcate
adaxlally# sharply so near apex# unribbed#
dark green with pale speckles; deciduous;
petioles sharply U-shaped# flat adaxlally,
2 March 1985
T.B. Croat & M.H. Grayum 59728
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO) i
the margins sharp Iy-brIefIy erect#
dark green matte# conspicuously
speckled; blades pendent# semlglossy
dark green above# much paler beneath;
midrib broadly convex above# pale green;
thicker than broad below# dark green#
pale speckled; primary lateral veins
pale green; sunken above# convex dark
green below; minor veins obscurely
visible below; Inflorescence solitary;
peduncle light green speckled with dark
green; spathe dark green at base#
speckled with light green# more or less
maroon throughout within; sap dries
bIack.
2 March 1985
T.B. Croat & M.H. Grayum 59728
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
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