Philodendron sparreorum Croat

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Ecuador

• State/Province

  Cotopaxi

• Locality

  Along road between Quevedo and Latacunga, 55.5 km from Quevedo, 23.5km E of LaMana

• Elevation

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

• Coordinates

  -0.88, -79.07

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

(Croat 57050)
ARACEAE
Philodendron sparreorum Croat, sp- nov.
Det. Thomas B. Croat (MO), 1997
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM CMO)
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 04' W* 0 531 S.
Epiphyte; stems to 4.5 cm diam; cataphyll
unribbed* deciduous? petioles obtusely
ribbed at baser obtusely flattened
toward apex* smooth/ suppler medium greenj
10 Oct. 1983
Thomas B. Croat 57050
Missouri Botanical Garden Herbarium (MO)
Page 2
blades semi glossyr 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.
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