Araceae
Philodendron

Philodendron chimantae G.S.Bunting

First published in Acta Bot. Venez. 10: 292 (1975)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Colombia to S. Venezuela. It is a perennial 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. 100 - 350 m.; Guayana y Serranía de La Macarena.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

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]

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

General Description
Scandent herb, leaves congested towards apex. Stem 5 cm in diameter, internodes strongly abbreviated, ca. 0.6 cm long, the upper ones hidden by fibrous remains of weak-brown cataphylls. Cataphyll 21-24 cm long, margin delicate and undulate, pale pink below, greenish upwards, dorsally convex, soon marcescent. LEAVES: Petiole 41-71 cm long, nearly semiterete, laterally compressed, and ventrally with spreading wings up to 0.3 cm wide, wider towards the apex (3-5 cm) and occasionally undulate, sheathed in the lower part for 6.5 cm. Leaf blade coriaceous, broadly ovate-triangular in outline, occasionally unequally sided, margin convex or straight, 1.16-1.55 times longer than wide; with rounded or subtrapeziform (with rounded angles) posterior lobes at base, separated by a broadly campaniform 11-12 cm long sinus. Acuminate at apex, 35-52 cm long, 27-43 cm wide (at extreme base), margin undulate, coastal primary veins ca. 8 on each side, ascending almost straight at ca. 45-55 º, arcuate and disappearing towards the margin, minor veins arising from the primary veins at various angles, 5-6 primary veins in each posterior lobe, these joining together into a posterior rib which is naked for 3-5.5 cm in the sinus. Deep green adaxially, rather glossy, midrib and posterior ribs yellowish, midrib flat in lower part, sulcate in upper part, and major veins sulcate; abaxially silvery-greenish, midrib, posterior ribs and primary veins yellowish and distinctly raised. INFLORESCENCE: Peduncle solitary, 12-14 cm long, pale green or weakly suffused with wine-colour at the apex. Spathe up to 14.5 cm long, tube 6.5-7.5 cm long, 3.2 cm thick in the upper part, barely constricted, externally rusty-red or wine-coloured, blade very pale green. Spadix subequal to spathe. Pistillate flowers cylindric or 4-6-gonal, ovary equal to 2/3 the length and 5-7 (4-8)-locular, locules with 2-5(-6) ovules attached near base. Staminate flowers from base to apex of the spadix (6-)5-4-androus.
Distribution
Venezuela, Edo Bolívar.
[CATE]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Guiana Shield. Elevation range: 100–350 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Caquetá.
Habit
Herb.
[UPFC]

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Haigh, A., Clark, B., Reynolds, L., Mayo, S.J., Croat, T.B., Lay, L., Boyce, P.C., Mora, M., Bogner, J., Sellaro, M., Wong, S.Y., Kostelac, C., Grayum, M.H., Keating, R.C., Ruckert, G., Naylor, M.F. and Hay, A., CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011.
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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