Anthurium ptarianum Steyerm.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Venezuela

• State/Province

  Amazonas

• County/Municipio

  Río Negro Mun.

• Locality

  Vicinity of Camp VI, on a ridge on Venezuelan-Brazilian border, 3.5 km W of Pico Zuloaga

• Elevation

  Alt. 2000 m. (6562 ft.)

• Coordinates

  0.88, -65.93

• Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
Venezuela, Amazonas, Dpto. Rio Negro
Cerro de la Neblina Expedition
Arac.
Anthurium ptarianum Steyerm.
det. G. Bunting 1985
Vicinity of Camp VI, on a ridge on
Venezuelan-Brazilian border, 3.5 km W of Pico
Zuloaga, elev. 2000 m, 0°53‘ N, 65°56'W.
Cloud forest on steep SW facing valley;
dominants include Araliac. and Melastomatac.,
with bryophytes and filmy ferns.
Robust herb on slopes; Ivs cordate;
cataphylls dark reddish; spathe pale yellowish-
salmon; spadix maroon in flower, purple in fr.
W. W. Thomas 3063	13-15 April 1984
& T. Plowman
Se!d w,ork supported by the Fundación para el Desarrollo de las Ciencias Físicas MatemáH™^
Naturales, the National Science Foundation and the National Geogra^ic Sji	V
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