Anthurium digitatum (Jacq.) Schott

  • Filed As

    Araceae
    Anthurium digitatum (Jacq.) Schott

  • Collector(s)

    G. S. Bunting 1971, 18 Mar 1967 - 08 Apr 1967

  • Location

    Venezuela. Aragua. Parque Nacional Henri Pittier: carretera Maracay- Ocumare de la Costa, between Rancho Grande and km 10 northwest of same, on north-facing slope of Cordillera de la Costa.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3776292

    Occurrence ID: c713a385-af9f-4af9-beb0-5b3c7f76a397

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Aragua

  • Locality

    Parque Nacional Henri Pittier: carretera Maracay- Ocumare de la Costa, between Rancho Grande and km 10 northwest of same, on north-facing slope of Cordillera de la Costa

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 - 1200 m. (3281 - 3937 ft.)

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Anthurium digitatum (Jacq*) G*Don in Sweet
Det. George S. Bunting
Jardín Botánico de Maracaibo, 19ÔJ
PLANTAS DE VENËZUELA	/ *•£ S~
Anthurium digitatum (Jacq.) Schott
Climber up tree trunk to 1 m. Stem 3.3 cm thick, sometimes clothed
in rather coarse fibrous remains of cataphylls. Petiole subterete
or adax. faintly sulcate, 1.2 cm thick at midpt.; geniculum strong,
divided in upper half into 13 parts corresponding to number of
blade segments. Leaf umbrella-like. Leaflet stalks flattish adax.,
rounded abax. Blades thinly subcoriaceous, brittle, strongly undu-
late, adax. dark green somewhat glossy with glaucescence; abax.
very glossy light green. Spathe fallen, not seen. Spadix sessile,
19.5 x 4 cm (not mature), tepals concave apically lilac, green be-
low; pistils lilac apically. Infructescence with ripening fruits:
tepals & berries cherry-burgundy but tepals apically buff; ber-
ries exserted 3-4 mm, ovoid, apex subhemispheric, 1.2 x 0.6-0.7 cm.
Seeds immature, 1 x 0.4 cm.
Edo. ARAGUA: Parque Nacional Henri Pittier: carrete-
ra Maracay-Ocumare de la Costa, between Rancho Grande
and km 10 northwest of same, on north-facing slope of
Cordillera de la Costa, in tall cloud forest.
George S. Bunting 1971
Juan de Dios Holmquist
Elev. 1000-1200 m.
18 March-8 April 1967
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