Philodendron krugii Engl.

  • Filed As

    Araceae
    Philodendron krugii Engl.

  • Collector(s)

    G. S. Bunting 1970F, 18 Mar 1967 - 08 Apr 1967

  • Location

    Venezuela. Aragua. Parque Nacional Henri Pittier: carretera Maracay-Ocumare de la Costa, between Rancho Grande and km 15 northwest of same, on north-facing slope of Cordillera de la Costa.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3783251

    Occurrence ID: 9bb06331-6e14-4513-92cf-7553c223ce58

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Aragua

  • Locality

    Parque Nacional Henri Pittier: carretera Maracay-Ocumare de la Costa, between Rancho Grande and km 15 northwest of same, on north-facing slope of Cordillera de la Costa

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 - 1200 m. (3281 - 3937 ft.)

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Philodendron krugii Engl.
Collection to show variability of leaf form in the population.
Creeping on ground and climbing tree trunks to 4 m. Stem ca. 1.8
cm diam., internodes 8-9 cm long. Cataphyll reddish, 11.5 cm long.
Petiole terete slightly flattened adax., at apex almost trigonous,
at midpt. x 8 mm. Blade thin-leathery, brittle, adax. glossy with
slightly convex midrib 7 mm wide; abax. glossy silvery-green with
convex midrib. Extremely common locally.
Edo. ARAGUA: Parque Nacional Henri Pittier: carrete-
ra Maracay-Ocumare de la Costa, between Rancho Grande
and km 15 northwest of same, on north-facing slope of
Cordillera de la Costa, in tall cloud forest. Elev.
1000-1200 m.
George S. Bunting 1970F	1Q	Q A
,	18 March-8 April 1967
Juan de Dios Holmquist	K
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