Monstera punctulata (Schott) Schott ex Engl.

• Region

  Central America

• Country

  Costa Rica

• State/Province

  Puntarenas

• Locality

  Along road about halfway between Flor del Roble and Las Alturas de Coto Brus.

• Elevation

  Alt. 1250 m. (4101 ft.)

• Coordinates

  8.9, -82.85

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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Monstera punctulata (Schott) Engl,
Det. M.H. Grayumr 1985
Prov. PUNTARENAS: Along road about
halfway between FIor del Roble and
Las Alturas de Coto Brus. 8°54'Nr
82°511W. Elev. ca. 1250 m.
Larger coarser appressed-climbing
epiphyte on trunk of large tree at edge
of disturbed forest. Fertile ca. 5 m
above ground. Very common throughout this
area. Stem ca. 4 cm thickr the epidermis
yellowish-brownr brittle and cracking?
13 July 1985
Michael H. Grayum & Barry Hammel 5691
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
petioles dark green? matter with minute
whitish speckles; sheath deciduous?
geniculum shallowly concave abover the
margins rounded? lamina subcoriaceousr
matte above* weakly glossy belowr weakly
bicolored? midrib obscurely sunken abover
nearly flatr convex,.below? primary lateral
veins sunken abover concave (C-shaped)
and^much paler below? tertiary veins
visible and raised below? peduncle
elliptical in sectionr matter roughened
with minute whitish tuberclesr becoming
uniformly golden in fruit? spathe at
anthesis yellowish-green externallyr
creamy-yellow within? spadix pale lemon-
yellow at female-receptive stage of
13 July 1985
Michael H. Grayum & Barry Hammel 5691
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
anthesisr pale tawny-brown in ripe
fruiting stage? cataphylls 2-ridgedr
yellow-green and whitish-fleckedr
roughened toward base*
13 July 1985
Michael H. Grayum & Barry Hammel 5691
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
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