Xanthosoma purpureomaculatum Croat

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Ecuador

• State/Province

  Pastaza

• Locality

  Vicinity of Shell, along Rio Pindo, ca. 1.5 km N of Shell

• Elevation

  Alt. 1085 m. (3560 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -1.4933, -78.0644

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

04218247
05 May 2003
Thomas B. Croat, Lynn P. Hannon & Mark
Menke 88589
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
3$
ECUADOR	3. 0&
ARACEAE	[23]
Xanthosoma purpureomaculatum Croat
det. Thomas Croat 2005
Pastaza
Vicinity of Shell, along Rio Pindo, ca.
1.5 Km N of Shell.
01°29 '39HS 078°03,52,,W	1085 m
Terrestrial; internodes short, 8 cm
diam., with pale brown; petiole base
fragments persisting; petioles
subterete, medium green, matte,
conspicuously blotched with purple,
especially in lower 1/3, obtusely
angular, especially toward apex; blades
thinly coriaceous, dark green and matte
05 May 2003
Thomas B. Croat, Lynn P. Hannon & Mark
Menke 88589
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
Page 2
above, moderately paler and weakly
glossy below; major veins obtusely and
slightly paler above, paler and
round-raised below; tertiary veins flat
and conspicuous below; infructescence
with spathe dark purple inside; spadix
bright orange.
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