Synopsis of aroids (Alismatales, Araceae) from Cerro Pirre (Darién Province, Panama)
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Ortiz, Orlando Oriel
Author
de Stapf, María Sánchez
Author
Baldini, Riccardo Maria
Author
Croat, Thomas Bernard
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/15.4.651
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10.15560/15.4.651
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Philodendron ensifolium
Croat & Grayum subsp.
ensifolium
Material examined.
Middle slopes on
W
side of Cerro Pirre;
07°56′N
,
077°45′W
;
800–1050 m
;
29 Jun. 1988
;
T
.
B
. Croat 68922
(
MO
). Cerro Pirre, cloud forest and/ or mossy forest;
07°50′N
,
077°44′W
;
750–1300 m
;
9–10 Aug. 1967
;
J
.
A
. Duke
E
13738
(
MO
).
Identification.
This taxon is recognized by its nomadic vine life form (appressed-climbing habit), fully sheathed petioles, very narrow glossy blades (more than four times longer than wide), non-cordate at base, with obscure primary lateral veins.
Philodendron ensifolium
subsp.
ensifolium
is the only taxon of the subgenus
Pteromischum
on Cerro Pirre that has finely striate, greenish stems when dry.
Distribution and ecology.
Colombia
,
Costa Rica
,
Ecuador
, and
Panama
. This species has only been reported in the submontane forest of Cerro Pirre, between 800 and
1050 m
.