Rhodospatha moritziana (Schott) Croat

  • Filed As

    Araceae
    Rhodospatha moritziana (Schott) Croat

  • Collector(s)

    T. B. Croat 85174, 14 Nov 2001

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Porto Walter Mun. Aldeota, along Rio Juruá Mirim.

  • Description

    On stream banks; internodes short, 2-3.5 cm diam., young leaves and petiole bases reddish; sheath erect-recurled, semiglossy; free portion of petiole sharply sulcate; blades subcoriaceous, dark green and matte above, moderately paler and matte below; midrib deeply sunken and concolorous above, narrowly raised and slightly paler below; primary lateral veins obtusely sunken and concolorous above, convex and concolorous below; spadix post-anthesis, grayish; infructescence immature, greenish.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05111985

    Occurrence ID: b9b6ba24-3ba7-4f26-8e42-30a468353513

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Porto Walter Mun.

  • Locality

    Aldeota, along Rio Juruá Mirim.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 279 m. (915 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -8.2169, -73.0225

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Araceae
Rhodospatha moritziana (Schott) Croat
Brazil. Acre. Porto Walter. Aldeota, along Rio Jurua
Mirim; terra fume, disturbed virgin ftmst.
8°13T’S, 73°1’21"W
279 m.
On stream banks; intemodes short, 2-3.5 cm diam., young
leaves and petiole bases reddish; sheath erect-recurled,
semiglossy; free portion of petiole sharply sulcate; blades
subcoriaceous, dark green and matte above, moderately paler
and matte below; midrib deeply sunken and concolorous
above, narrowly raised and slightly paler below; primary
lateral veins obtusely sunken and concolorous above, convex
and concolorous below; spadix post-anthesis, grayish;
infructescence immature, greenish*
14 Nov 2001
T.B. Croat 85174
NYdb
05111985