Caladium bicolor (Aiton) Vent.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Venezuela

• State/Province

  Amazonas

• County/Municipio

  Atures Mun.

• Locality

  Río Orinoco: alrededores de Síquita, sitio en la orilla derecha del río entre la Isla Castillito y San Fernando de Atabapo, en la laja, cerca de la puerta

• Elevation

  Alt. 100 - 140 m. (328 - 459 ft.)

• Coordinates

  4.15244, -67.7374

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  14012

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coordinates of midpoint on shore of Rio Orinoco as the centers between Isla Castillito and San Fernando. Linear extent was calculated as halved distance b/w the city centers (14000 m). Uncert. radius was determined using the MaNIS Georef. Calc.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Caladium bicolor (Ait») Vent*
Det. George S. Bunting	Jardín Botánico de Maracaibo, 19Ö41
UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA, MARACAY
HERBARIO, FACULTAD DE AGRONOMIA
FLORA DE VENEZUELA
Caladium bicolor (Ait.) Vent.
Cormous herb. Petiole stout, green, basally dashed-striate darker
green. Blade dark green with cream-lime blotches, margins red-
dish, adax. semiglossy, not glaucescent (when old), ribs and I.'s
channeled, midrib convex near base; abax. pale gray-green, ribs
and I.'s creamy. Growing with Bunt. 3641.
TERRITORIO FEDERAL AMAZONAS: Depto. Atures: rio Orinoco:
alrededores de Síquita, sitio en la orilla derecha del río entre
la Isla Castillito y San Femando de Atabapo, en la laja, cerca
de la puerta.
GEORGES. BUNTING	... _
L. M. A. AKKERMANS	No. 3642	Altura 100-140 m.
J. VAN ROODEN	<7 f ^ Z. 6~19 ^ ^UlÍ0’ 1969
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