Collection Details
Species: Philodendron heterophyllum
Collection Date: 24 April 2006
Determined By: J. Lingan
Determination Date: 24 April 2006
Institution: BRIT
Locality
Continent: South America
Country: Peru
Region: Madre de Díos
Subregion: Manu Province
Locality Description: Cerro Pantiacolla, Trocha Oropendola
Habitat
Habitat Description: Bosque Tropical
Botanical Data
Plant Notes: Hemiepiphyte, internodes up to 13 cm long, grayish, easily exfoliating. Cataphills green, 2 ribbed, caducous. Midvein slightly raisen adaxially, conspicuously raisen below. Primary lateral veins raisen abaxially, slightly sunken below. Petioles terete in TS. Sap incolorous. 2 inflorescences per axil. Peduncle and external face of the spathe purplish red. Inner face of the spathe whitish green. Male portion of the spadix white, female portion greenish. Stipe red.
Habit: Herb , Hemiepiphyte
Other Data
Research Site: Pantiacolla Mountain
Project: Pantiacolla Botany