Araceae
Philodendron

Philodendron consobrinum G.S.Bunting

First published in Phytologia 60: 314 (1986)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Venezuela (Táchira). It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

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: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

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

General Description
Scandent herb up to 8 m. Stem 2.4-2.6 cm diam., naked. Cataphyll 32 cm long, caduceus. LEAVES: Petiole terete (34-)40-54 cm long, 1 cm thick halfway, green, near apex abaxially dark purple, sheathed for 3.5-6 cm. Leaf blade parchment-like, to semi-coriaceous but brittle, ovate in outline, 33-47 cm long, 22-32 cm wide, cordate towards the base, posterior lobes semicircular (usually with one lobe 1-2 cm longer than the other), separated by a narrow, parabolic (rarely spathulate) sinus which is 6.5-10 cm deep. More or less obtuse towards the apex, the apex itself acuminate (1-2 cm); adaxially the midrib is 0.7-0.9 cm wide at the base, lateral veins more strongly sulcate; costal primary lateral veins 4-5 on each side, emerging at an angle of 55-65º, 3-4 principal veins in each posterior lobe. INFLORESCENCES in groups of four. Peduncle 5 cm long. Spathe 9 cm long, tube 4.3x1.8 cm, externally reddish brown, margin cream-coloured, 0.3 cm wide, from the blade green-cream coloured; internally tube wine-coloured, blade cream-coloured. Spadix 1.8 cm shorter than the spathe, 6.7 cm long, stipe 0.2 cm long at the back, 0.5-0.7 cm long at the front, female zone 3.9 cm long, male zone 2.8 cm long. Pistillate flowers: ovary (4-)5-6-locular, locules 1-2-ovulate, ovules affixed near the base. Staminate flowers 5-3-androus. INFRUCTESCENCE: Peduncle 6 cm long, spateh 9.7 cm long, tube 5.5x2 cm, female zone of spadix 7.7x2.2 cm. Berries green-cream-coloured, truncate-concave at apex, 0.6x0.4 cm.
Distribution
Venezuela: Edo. Táchira.
[CATE]

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.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • 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