Anthurium fraseri (Araceae)

General description: 

Scandent; Internodes 6-12 cm long, 6-7 mm diam.; Cataphylls lanceolate, acute; internodes equalling or shorter, weathering later. LEAVES: Petiole semi-cylindrical, broadened (or widened, expanded) at the base, 1-1.2 dm [10 - 12 cm] long; geniculum 7-9 mm long; Blades coriaceous, elongate-lanceolate, contracted at the base, gradually (or gently) acuminate, 2.5-3 dm [25 - 30 cm] long, 5-7 cm wide; primary lateral veins with several pairs coalesced in a collective vein near the margin. INFLORESCENCE: Peduncle rigid, 2.5-3 dm [25 - 30 cm] long; Spathe linear-lanceolate, acute, 8-10 cm long, 1 cm wide; Spadix subsessile, cylindrical, obtuse, 9-12 cm long, 6-7 mm diam.

Conservation status: 

Data Deficient (DD)

Distribution: 

Ecuador. In subtropical forests of the Chimborazo, in the Pallatanga Valley toward S. Jorge and, toward Quamaxa.

Habitat: 

In subtropical forests of the Chimborazo.

Misc
Phenology: 

Blooming June and November.

Wed, 2013-06-12 12:03 -- Anna
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Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith