Filed As:

Araceae
Monstera henry-pittieri G.S.Bunting ( isotype )

All Determinations:

Monstera henry-pittieri G.S.Bunting

Monstera lechleriana Schott det. G. S. Bunting, 1980

Location:

Venezuela. Aragua. Parque Nacional Henri Pittier, nera Rancho Grande, on steep slope immediately behind (above) the Rancho. Alt. 1200 m. (3937 ft.)

Collector(s):

G. S. Bunting 1956 with , 18 Mar 1967-08 Apr 1967

Description:

Large climber to 10 m totally obsuring tree trunk; stem 3.5 cm thick; spathe naviculate, cream, 28 x 26 cm (flatened out), wide open, 7.5 cm longer than spadix, tissue 5 mm thick, soon breaking near base and falling; spadix cream at anthesis, 18.5 x 3 cm, stigmas dark, stamens yellowish, each flower 7.5 cm tall. Phenology of specimen: See notes.

Habitat:

Tall cloud forest.

Feature Notes:

See fertile specimen.

Other:

Specimen Notes: 2 of 4, see NY barcodes 133885, 133887 & 133888.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 133886
GUID: 0c031552-2e78-4a5c-bae1-ea53ebf46f0a

Distribution:

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