Philodendron sparreorum Croat

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Ecuador

• State/Province

  Cotopaxi

• Locality

  Along road between Quevedo and Latacunga, 55.5 km from Quevedo, 23.5 km E of LaMana, on forest slopes above river

• Elevation

  Alt. 930 - 950 m. (3051 - 3117 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -0.88, -79.07

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

(Croat 57050)
ARACEAE
Philodendron soarreorufl) Croat, sp. nov.
Det. Thomas B. Croat (liO), 1997
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
ECUADOR
ARACEAE
Philodendron
Prov. Cotopaxi. Along road between
Quevedo and Latacunga* 55,5 km from
Quevedo* elev. 930-950 m* 23.5 km E of
LaMana* on forested slopes above river.
79 041W* 0 531 S.
Epiphyte; stems to 4.5 cm diam? cataphyll
unribbed* deciduous; petioles obtusely
ribbed at baser obtusely flattened
toward apex* smooth* supple* medium green;
10 Oct. 1983
Thomas B. Croat 57050
Missouri Botanical Garden Herbarium (MO)
Page 2
blades semi glossy* the midrib sunken*
paler; primaries sunken* minor veins
obscurely visible beneath; inflorescences
with the tube red to orange-red;
spadix white; female spadix greenish;*
the pistils acute* tapered at apex.
10 Oct. 1983
Thomas B. Croat 57 050
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
03801563