Araceae
Anthurium

Anthurium umbraculum Sodiro

First published in Anales Univ. Centr. Ecuador 16: 101 (1903)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Colombia to Ecuador. It is a subshrub or epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 780 - 1950 m.; Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba, epífita, hemiepífita
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 780–1950 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Nariño.
Habit
Herb, Epiphyte, Hemiepiphyte.
[UPFC]

CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011. araceae.e-monocot.org

Distribution

Anthurium umbraculum ranges from Colombia (Narino) to Ecuador (Azuay, Bolivar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, Esmeraldas, Guayas, Imbabura, Morona-Santiago, Napo, Pastaza, Pichincha, Sucumbios, Tungurahua), at elevations of 850-2,600 m (mostly above 1,700 m), in Montane moist forest, Montane wet forest and Premontane wet forest. It is been particularly well developed on the Pacific slope of Volcan Pichincha. It is relatively common throughout the area of La Planada study site and has been also collected in Narino at lower elevations.

General Description

Hemiepiphytic, appressed epiphyte, or sometimes terrestrial; internodes short, to 4 cm long, .6-3.7 cm diam.; cataphylls thin, to 20 cm long, drying tan to red-brown, deciduous or persisting as a rotten, black, formless mass on stems; petioles 40-80 (125) cm long (averaging 78.3 cm), 7-12 mm diam., terete, narrowly and obtusely sulcate, medium green, semiglossy; geniculum much swollen, weakly sulcate, 1.5-3.5 cm long; blades cordate, ovate-triangular, narrowly acuminate at apex, (34-)50-90 cm long, (23-)30-66 cm wide (averaging 62 x 43 cm), 1.4-1.7 times longer than broad, .7-.9 times longer than the petioles, broadest somewhat below point of petiole attachment, subcoriaceous, convex at the margins; anterior lobe 31-65 cm long, 30-66 cm wide; posterior lobe 10-26 cm long, 11-30 cm wide, directed inward; sinus spathulate, 7.5-24 cm deep; upper surface dark green, matte, raised below, darker than surface; collective vein originating from near base, 2-3 mm from margin; INFLORESCENCES spreading; peduncle 25-33 cm long, 4-5 mm diam.; spathe chartaceous, spreading, pale green, brittle, 12-28 cm long, 1.5-2.5 cm wide; spadix green, tinged with red, becoming yellowish brown at anthesis, weakly glossy, curved, tapered, 18-28 cm long, 8-13 mm diam. at base, 3-6 mm at apex; tepals moderately glossy; pistils weakly exserted; pollen yellow-orange. Flowers 6-8 per primary spiral, 1.3-1.7 mm long, 1.6-2.0 mm wide.

[CATE]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

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