Philodendron fraternum Schott

  • Filed As

    Araceae
    Philodendron fraternum Schott

  • Collector(s)

    G. S. Bunting 1906, 15 Mar 1967

  • Location

    Venezuela. Distrito Capital. Cerro Avila (above Caracas), along trail between Los Venados, Quebrada Gamboa Arriba and El Peonío.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3782931

    Occurrence ID: 2edfc373-66df-47e5-b3c6-e1bbd836aa4e

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Distrito Capital

  • Locality

    Cerro Avila (above Caracas), along trail between Los Venados, Quebrada Gamboa Arriba and El Peonío

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1500 m. (4921 ft.)

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PLANTAS DE VENEZUELA
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Philodendron fraternum Schott
Frequent climber up tree trunks to 10 m., often stem tips subpen-
dent. Stem to 1.5 cm diam. Cataphyll rosy, sometimes purple-spotted,
adax. pinkish. Petiole stiff, subterete, red-purple toward apex.
Leaf blade pergameneous, midrib si. convex, adax.; abax. glossy med-
ium green; reflexed on petiole. InfIs. 2-3 together; spathe 9 cm
long in anthesis; tube 5 cm long, outside dark red bordered green,
blade greenish-cream, inside similarly colored. Spadix slender, 1
cm shorter than spathe, rather slender, stipe dark crimson.
DISTRITO FEDERAL: Cerro Avila (above Caracas), along
trail between Los Venados, Quebrada Gamboa Arriba and
El Peonio/, in cloud forest. Elev. ca. 1500 m.
George S. Bunting 1906
15 March 1967
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