Araceae
Philodendron

Philodendron rotundatum Engl.

First published in Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1880: 360 (1880)
This name is unplaced
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Descriptions

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

General Description
Stem abbreviated. LEAVES: Petioles of adult plants up to 80 cm long, semiterete, flat on the upper side, sheathed in the lower quarter. Blade thinly coriaceous, bright ('laete') green shortly cordate-ovate, up to 35 cm long, 25-28 cm wide; posterior lobes semi-orbicular or semi-ovate, 8-9 cm long, 10-12 cm wide, slightly introrse, separated by a narrow, deep sinus; anterior lobe three times longer than the posterior lobes, gradually narrowing towards the apex in a curved line, apex itself shortly cuspidulate. Primary lateral veins rather thick beneath, slender and fading above; 5-6 borne from the base, 2 of which are directed upwards, the remaining 3-4 are joined together shortly into a posterior rib which is not denuded; primary lateral veins 5-6 spreading from the midrib at an obtuse angle, ascending slightly arcuately towards the margin. INFLORESCENCE: Peduncle sub-terete 4 cm long, 1.5 cm thick. Spathe green reddish near the base, tube semi-open, 8-9 cm long, blade ovate-acuminate, sub-equally long as tube, 6-7 cm wide spread out. Spadix somewhat shorter than the spathe, with a short stipe; female zone shorter than the male zone.
Distribution
Brazil (Minas Gerais, Lagoa Santa).
[CATE]

Sources

  • CATE Araceae

    • 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

    • 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