Philodendron fragrantissimum (Hook.) G.Don

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Guyana

• State/Province

  Potaro-Siparuni

• Locality

  Iwokrama. Essequibo River, floodplain betw. Kurupukari & Apoteri villages, near Ladysmith tributary

• Elevation

  Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  4.2, -58.5

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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PLANTS OF THE GUANAS
Philodendron fragrantissimum (Hook.) Kunth
Det. T.B. Croat, 1998
GUYANA. Region: Potaro-Siparuni. Iwokrama. Essequibo
River, floodplain betw. Kurupukari & Apoteri villages,
near Ladysmith tributary. 04°12’N, 58°30'W. Elev. 300
m. Lowland riparian forest, seasonally inundated; soil
with thick humus layer over brown sand, silt & clay.
Secondary hemi-epiphyte; spathe red above, greenish
white below. Growing 10 m up tree.
Hoffman, B. 5062
With: D. Allicock
19 March 1996
SMITHSONIAN BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF THE GUIANAS
PROGRAM - U.S. NATIONAL HERBARIUM (US)
Collected under the auspices of the Government of Guyana,
UNDP/GEF, Iwokrama International Rain Forest Reserve
Program, and the Biodiversity Centre, University of Guyana.
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