Philodendron davidsonii subsp. davidsonii [ ]

Philodendron davidsonii subsp. davidsonii (Araceae)

General description:

Internodes 1-5 cm long, 3-8 cm diam.; cataphylls 38-54 cm long, sharply 2-ribbed; LEAVES: petioles 56-85 cm long, obtusely V-shaped, broadly sulcate adaxially, with adaxial margins sharp, with a dark ring at apex; blades 49.5-67 cm long, 21-43 cm wide; basal veins 3-6, mostly 4 per side, with 1-2 free to base, 4th to 6th veins coalesced 3-4 cm; posterior rib 0.8-4 cm long, not at all naked to 4 cm; primary lateral veins (16)18-21 per side, departing midrib at 65-75º angle. INFLORESCENCES 1-3 per axil; peduncle (3.5)5-9 cm long, flowers with style similar to style type D; style apex usually flat with a broad style boss bearing a medial divot; stigma subdiscoid to globular, weakly lobed. INFRUCTESCENCE: Berries greenish, nearly ripe.

General Description Reference:

Croat, Thomas Bernard, 1997. A revision of Philodendron subgenus Philodendron (Araceae) for Mexico and Central America Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard.

Distribution Reference:

Croat, Thomas Bernard, 1997. A revision of Philodendron subgenus Philodendron (Araceae) for Mexico and Central America Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard.

Habitat Reference:

Croat, Thomas Bernard, 1997. A revision of Philodendron subgenus Philodendron (Araceae) for Mexico and Central America Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard.

Distribution:

Ranges from northeastern Costa Rica (no doubt into southeastern Nicaragua as well) to Panama on the Atlantic slope.

Habitat:

Premontane wet forest and Tropical wet forest life zones.

Misc

Phenology:

Flowering in Philodendron davidsonii subsp. davidsonii occurs in the late dry season and early wet season with post-anthesis collections from March through August (except April) and immature fruiting collections from in June and November. Cultivated collections at the Missouri Botanical Garden flowered in April, May, June, and July.

CATE Araceae

Araceae

Philodendron davidsonii subsp. davidsonii

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