Araceae Anthurium acaule (Jacq.) Schott

Araceae Anthurium acaule

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Keywords in this picture :

Foliage
Habit
Lamina leaf blade
Vegetative
Venation
Leaf parts
Leaf
Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

Mt. Hope - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Epiphyte with short stems in a rosette; leaf stalks 2-6cm long, blades not lobed, 20-60cm x 12-25cm, with minute black dots. Spadix 2-25 x 1-1.5cm; White berries 1cm long.

Interest
rom Gk, anthos, flower, and oura, a tail. Reference to the tail-like spadix.

Specimen information

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, D.Jules, S.Filbert, I. Mawuto

Specimen Number
1344

Location
Forest in Mt. Hope region, in foothills and ridges leading to Mt. St. Catherines.

Notes
In Dacryodes, Ilex, Maytenus, Sloanea forest. Very common epiphyte in forest, on lower tree trunks as well as higher branches etc. Spikes black, of very variable length (c. 5-30cm). Lots of leaf litter in centre of rosette.

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.080000 N Longitude: 0.0 E Altitude: 400