Philodendron karstenianum Schott

  • Filed As

    Araceae
    Philodendron karstenianum Schott

  • Collector(s)

    G. S. Bunting 1951A, 18 Mar 1967 - 08 Apr 1967

  • Location

    Venezuela. Aragua. Parque Nacional Henri Pittier: vicinity of Rancho Grande, in barranca just beyond (above) driveway to the Rancho.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3783240

    Occurrence ID: cca90745-6717-494d-8a47-7a9d3e1f0b8e

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Aragua

  • Locality

    Parque Nacional Henri Pittier: vicinity of Rancho Grande, in barranca just beyond (above) driveway to the Rancho

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1200 m. (3937 ft.)

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PLANTAS DE VENEZUELA
Philodendron karstenianum Schott
Climbing tree buttresses. Cut tissue very pungent, pleasant. Stem
1.3 cm diam., sulcate longitudinally on side above previous leaf,
olive green, intemodes 21-27 cm between largest leaves. Petiole
sheath trough-like in lower 1/3, above opening out and apically
fused into auricle 3 mm long; glossy adax., firm; non-winged part
adax. flat. Blade in same plane as petiole, pergameneous or near-
ly subcoriaceous, adax. glossy dark green, abax. silvery-green;
margins gently undulate. Not flowering.
Edo. ARAGUA: Parque Nacional Henri Pittier: vicinity
of Rancho Grande, in barranca just beyond (above)
driveway to the Rancho, in tall cloud forest. Elev.
ca. 1200 m.
George S. Bunting 1951 A	18 March-8 April 1967
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