Philodendron heleniae Croat

  • Filed As

    Araceae
    Philodendron heleniae Croat

  • Collector(s)

    T. B. Croat 67351, 16 Jul 1987

  • Location

    Panama. Panamá. Along El Llano-Cartí road, 10.1 mi above Inter-American Hwy. Primary forest along trail on steep, slopes W of highway.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03782175

    Occurrence ID: 3b475a53-b4c7-4369-8667-0f139cc38ede

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Panama

  • State/Province

    Panamá

  • Locality

    Along El Llano-Cartí road, 10.1 mi above Inter-American Hwy. Primary forest along trail on steep, slopes W of highway.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 325 - 350 m. (1066 - 1148 ft.)

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Philodendron heleniOiL LfO><
Prov. PANAMA: Along El Llano-Carti
road* 10.1 mi above Inter-American Hwy.
Primary forest along trail on steep,
slopes W of highway.
325-350 m
Appressed epiphyte; internodes 3 cm longr
3 cm diam.* medium green and semiglossy*
becoming brown transversely fissured;
cataphylls sharply 1-ribbed* medum green/
deciduous; petioles broadly and moderate-
ly sharply sulcate near baser diminishing
toward middle* terete near apex; blades
moderately coriaceous* dark, green and
16 July 1987
Thomas B. Croat 67351
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
semiglossy above* much paler and almost
matte below; midrib broadly convex and
paler above* bluntly acute* thicker than
broad and slightly paler below; primary
lateral veins’narrowly and weakly sunken
above* convex below; minor veins
moderately distinct* somewhat interuppted*
inflorescences 10 per axil; peduncle and
spathe red* paler toward tip of blade*
dark maroon within on tube* white on
blade; female spadix pale green; male
spadix white.
16 July 1987
Thomas B. Croat 67351
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
03782175