HabloPorArboles's Photobucket Unknown Anthurium album media

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HabloPorArboles — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:37:04 MDT

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Leaf apex

HabloPorArboles — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:06:55 MDT

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Leaf apex - Apex.jpg

The reddening at the petiole connection is typical of the leaves.

Cataphylls and Air roots

HabloPorArboles — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:06:07 MDT

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Cataphylls and Air roots - Cataphylls_AirRoots.jpg

Sort of a dusty bone white, maturing to a burlap colour. Air roots were just sort of sticking out in all directions.

Geniculum

HabloPorArboles — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:05:15 MDT

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Geniculum - Geniculum.jpg

The red colour was typical of younger leaves; in the most mature leaves it was the same green as the petiole.

Inflorescence

HabloPorArboles — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:04:45 MDT

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Inflorescence - Inflorescence1.jpg

This photo shows habit - this particular inflorescence was beginning anthesis and the bottom third was covered in a sweet-tasting fluid with a slight sweet odour. It wasn't sticky fluid, though.

Inflorescence - long shot

HabloPorArboles — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:04:05 MDT

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Inflorescence - long shot - Inflorescence2.jpg

This photo shows the general habit of the inflorescence and how the peduncle attaches in to the main stem.

Inflorescence 2

HabloPorArboles — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:03:09 MDT

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Inflorescence 2 - Inflorescence3.jpg

This was from another specimen, and when I approached it, it was covered in flies.

Inflorescence 3

HabloPorArboles — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:02:17 MDT

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Inflorescence 3 - Inflorescence4.jpg

A more mature inflorescence; the spathe has started to shrivel and drop off.

Inflorescence 4

HabloPorArboles — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:01:32 MDT

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Inflorescence 4 - Inflorescence5.jpg

The spathe hadn't opened yet; as they mature they seem to lose this red colour for the spathe and peduncle at least....

Leaf - over and under

HabloPorArboles — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:00:55 MDT

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Leaf - over and under - Leaf_bothsides.jpg

The leaf texture is coreaceous, smooth to the top (which on mature leaves is a very deep green) and lightly sueded on the underpart (which on mature leaves is the same colour as the petiole.)

New leaf 1

HabloPorArboles — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:00:06 MDT

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New leaf 1 - Leaf_emerging1.jpg

Young leaf just emerging from the plant, not yet unrolled.

New leaf - 2

HabloPorArboles — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:59:25 MDT

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New leaf - 2 - Leaf_emerging2.jpg

Partially unrolled new leaf on a different specimen.

New leaf - 3

HabloPorArboles — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:58:36 MDT

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New leaf - 3 - Leaf_emerging3.jpg

Fully unrolled leaf on the third specimen.

Petiole base

HabloPorArboles — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:57:52 MDT

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Petiole base - PetioleBase.jpg

Shows the cataphylls as well as the point of origin for a future inflorescence.

Plant habit

HabloPorArboles — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:57:09 MDT

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Plant habit - PlantGeneralHabit.jpg

Long-shot of specimen #1 showing how it stands. This is a freestander, not an epiphyte as I previously thought.

Spathe - back

HabloPorArboles — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:56:05 MDT

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Spathe - back - SpatheUpper.jpg

Top of spathe - the colouration seems typical of fully-opened inflorescences - pale pale green with red venation.

Two leaf surfaces

HabloPorArboles — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:55:34 MDT

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Two leaf surfaces - SuperiorLobe.jpg

Fully mature leaf next to fully open young leaf. The mature leaf is so deep a green as to seem nearly black.

Underside of posterior lobe

HabloPorArboles — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:54:55 MDT

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Underside of posterior lobe - SuperiorLobe2.jpg

I hope this is clear enough to count veins and ribs.

Front of posterior lobe

HabloPorArboles — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:53:43 MDT

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Front of posterior lobe - SuperorLobe3.jpg

The little arrow at the end of the apical rib points at what seems to be the origination point of the collective vein. Certainly it carried up onto the posterior lobes; I lost it around the junction of the lobe and rib.