Dieffenbachia oerstedii Schott

• Region

  Central America

• Country

  Costa Rica

• State/Province

  San José

• County/Municipio

  Vázquez de Coronado (Canton)

• Locality

  Braulio Carrillo National Park, along Hwy. San José to Siguerres Hwy., along trail to Río Sucio, site of the Old Carillo Station

• Elevation

  Alt. 600 - 700 m. (1969 - 2297 ft.)

• Coordinates

  10.1639, -83.9528

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

COSTA RICA
OA
ARACEAE
Dieffenbachia oersted i i Schott
TROPICOS
Exsiccatae
San Jose: Vazquez de Coronado
IBraulio Carrillo National Park, along
iHwy. San José to Siquerres Hwy.,
jalong trail to Rio Sucio, site of
I the Old Carillo Station.
110°09'50"N 083°57 ‘10"W	600-700 m
* 30-63 cm tall; stems yellow-green to
jdark green, glossy, appearing weakly
?roughened, 1-2 cm long, 6-15 mm diam.;
I petioles dark green and matte to
I weakly glossy, white at base, sheath
I margins rounded apically and at least ;
weakly free-ending, free part sharply
sulcate; blades subcoriaceous, matte,
solid dark green above, the midrib
concolorous or white, convex (the form
D. leopoldiio has upper surface darker
green, subvelvety and midrib very
white both sides) above,
narrow-rounded below; primary lateral
veins weakly sunken above, convex
below; flowers 11/21/97; spathe green,
14-.5-19.2 cm long, tube 1.5 cm diam.,
constriction at anthesis 1 cm diam.;
spadix 3 cm shorter than spathe.
30 Augustl996
Thomas B. Croat 78784-
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