Philodendron clewellii Croat
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https://doi.org/ 10.15560/15.4.651 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F487E3-9D64-FFD1-FC87-F7E2331BF85F |
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treatment provided by |
Marcus |
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scientific name |
Philodendron clewellii Croat |
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Philodendron clewellii Croat View in CoL
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 68945 ( MO). Ibid.; T. B. Croat 68957 ( MO). Parque Nacional Darién, Serranía de Pirre, Rancho Plástico; 07°59′13″N, 077°42′28″W; 1127 m; 30 Jul. 2016; O. O. Ortiz 2643 ( PMA).
Identification. This species is distinguished by its no-
madic vine life form, very long stems (10 m long), long internodes, deciduous cataphylls, subterete petioles, ovate blades, cordate at base, dark brown when dry, usu- ally free basal veins, naked posterior ribs (when pres- ent), narrow and closed sinus, inflorescences arranged in groups of up to six per node and by its purple spathe tubes externally and creamy-white spathe blades on both surfaces. There are no similar species to P. clewellii on Cerro Pirre.
Distribution and ecology. Endemic to Panama. Philodendron clewellii represents an extremely rare species and is only known from the montane cloud forests of Cerro Pirre, located above 1100 m.
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Naturhistorisches Museum Wien |
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Tavera, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
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Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Zentraleinrichtung der Freien Universitaet |
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Missouri Botanical Garden |
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Botanical Museum - University of Oslo |
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Provincial Museum of Alberta |
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