1960] 



SPATHIPHYLLUM 



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Type Collection: "Hort. Kew, 1790." (holotype BM). Though described from 

 a plant growing in the Royal Garden at Kew, the original description (Bot. 

 Mag. 17: pi. 603. 1803) states that "a specimen which flowered there in the month 

 of April 1790, is preserved in the Banksian Herbarium." 



Distribution: Widespread in moist forests of northern South America, 

 throughout the Guayana highlands westward to the base of the Andes, northward 

 to the Atlantic coast in Venezuela, eastward to Trinidad and British Guiana, 

 but apparently absent from the Amazon basin east of the Rio Negro. 



BRAZIL: Amazonas : Bocca do Tefe, June 1906, Ducke 7325 (MG) ; no Rio Papuri, Rio 

 Uaupes, Oct 1945, Froes 21187 (NY) ; Trinidade, Rio Papuri, Dec 1913, Luetzelburg 23873 

 (M) ; Varadouro, Rio Uaupes, Xov 1916, Luetzelburg 23969 (M). 



BRITISH GUIANA: Bonisika Landing, Arawau R., Jul 1934, Archer 2333 (US); 

 Arokyma Falls, Potaro R., Nov 1907, Bartlett 8745 (K) ; Macca Falls, Waini R., Jul 1906, 

 Beckett 4' Eortright 8502 (K) ; Mabaruma, Aruka R., Northwest Dist., Mar 1945, Br. Guiana 

 For. Dept. 5124 (NY); Northwest Dist., Waini R., Sep 1921, de la Cruz 1121 (G, NY, US); 

 Pomeroon R., Pomeroon Dist., Dec 1922, de la Cruz 3128 (NY) ; Kamakusa, Upper Mazaruni 

 R., ca. 59°50' W long., Jul 1923, de la Cruz 4095 (F, G, MO, NY, US) ; Issorora, Aruka R., 

 lat. 8°10' N, long. 59°50' \V, Hitchcock 17570 (G, NY, S, US) ; Pomeroon R., Dec 1882, Jenman 

 1625 (NY) ; Warm Falls, Pomeroon Dist., Feb 1883, (Im Thurn) Jenman 1952 (K) ; Nov 1886, 

 (Sherring) Jenman 3577 (K) ; Barima R., Mar 1896, Jenman 6989 (NY). 



COLOMBIA: Arauca or Boyaca : Esmeralda, Rio Casanare, Los Llanos, Oct 1938, Cuatrecasas 

 3843 (US), 3844 (US), 3844b (US). Caqueta : Florencia, cerro de La Sardina, Mar 1940, 

 Cuatrecasas 8927 (COL, US) ; Florencia, orillas Rio Sombra, Dec 1930, Arbeldez 710 (COL, 

 US). Meta: Villavicencio, Jan 1876, Andre 1175 (K) ; orillas del Rio Guatiquia, en los alrede- 

 dores de Villavicencio, Nov 1948, Araque M. 4' Barkley 18M011 (US) ; Villavicencio, Nov 

 1938, Cuatrecasas 4540 (F, COL, US) ; Llanos de San Martin, Jun 1916, Dane 279 (K) ; 

 Rio Guayariba Valley, 15 km w of Villavicencio, on road to Acacias, Grant 9942 (US) ; San 

 Juan de Arama, nacimiento del cano "El Mico," Aug 1950, Idrobo 494 (COL, US) ; Sabanas 

 de San Juan de Arama, margen izquierda del Rio Giiejar, alrededores del aterrizaje "Los 

 Micos," Dec 1950, Idrobo # Schultes 593 (COL, US); Cordillera La Macarena, trocha 

 entre el Rio Giiejar y el cano Guapayita, Cano Yerli, Dec 1950, Idrobo 4' Schultes 741 (COL, US) ; 

 Cordillera La Macarena (extremo nordeste), macizo Renjifo, cumbre y alrededores, Jan 1951, 

 Idrobo 4' Schultes 1031 (COL, US) ; Llanos orientales, alrededores de Villavicencio, ca. del cano 

 Quenane, Jul 1946, Jaramillo, Mesa, Idrobo # Fernandez 318 (COL), 321 (COL, US) ; Acacias, 

 Aug 1946, Jaramillo, Mesa, Idrobo 4' Fernandez 420 (COL, US) ; ca. 20 km. SE of Villa- 

 vicencio, Mar 1939, Killip 34258 (COL, F, US) ; Villavicencio, Feb 1948, Landemun 5794 (K) ; 

 Villavicencio, Sep 1917, Pennell 1599 (NY, US); \ 1 Buenavista ' ' (Villavicencio), Jan 1930, 

 Arbeldez 31 (COL) ; Sierra de la Macarena, Rio Guapaya, Nov 1949, Philipson, Idrobo 4' 

 Fernandez 1583 (US); hill back of Molina Tres Esquinos, Villavicencio, Jul 1945, Schiefer 

 792 (COL, G, US) ; Cano Tiranas, Cordillera La Macarena (extremo nordeste), macizo Renjifo, 

 cumbre y alrededores, Mar 1951, Schultes 12130 (US); Villavicencio, Jan 1899, Sprague 121 

 (F, K, US) ; Llano de San Martin, Triuna s. n. (BM) ; Acacias, margenes del Rio Acacitas, 

 Apr 1950, Uribe U. 2088 (COL) ; Acacias, en lugares inundadas, Apr 1950, Vribe V . 2089 

 (COL). Norte de Santander: region del Sarare, Hoya del Rio Cubugon, El Indio, Nov 1941, 

 Cuatrecasas 13097 (US); Salazar, Ocafia to Pamplona, Dec 1878, Kalbreyer 832 (K). 

 Putumayo: along Rio Putumayo en Puerto Ospina, Nov 1940, Cuatrecasas 10861 (COL, F, US) ; 

 along Rio San Miguel, margenes del rio entre los afluentes Bermeja y Conejo, Dec 1940, 

 Cuatrecasas 11055 (COL, US) ; between Mocoa and Urcusique, near Quebrada Obandoyaco, 

 Jan 1945, Ewan 16791 (US); Umbria, 0°54' N, 76°10' W, Oct-Nov 1930, King 1663 (BM, 

 F, G, MICH, MO, NY, S, US) ; Mocoa and vicinity, Mar 1953, Schultes 4' Cabrera 19044 (US). 

 Vaupes: Carlo Grande (selva entre Calamar y San Jose de Guaviare), Nov 1939, Cuatrecasas 

 7369-A (COL); riberas del Rio Inirida (long. 69°45' W) sitio "Raudal Alto" o Mariapiri, 

 Cerro del Varador, Feb 1953, Fernandez 2091 (COL, US) ; Rio Taraira, at first rapids up- 

 stream, Jul 1948, Schultes 4' Lopez 10217 (US); Rio Kananari, Cachivera Palito, Jul 1951, 

 Schidtes 4r Cabrera 13107 (US) ; Rio Vaupes, Mitu y alrededores, Sep 1957, Schultes # Cabrera 

 13975 (NY, US) ; Rio Piraparana (trib. of Rio Apaporis), between lat. 0°15'S, long. 70°30 r W 

 and lat. 0°25'N, long. 70°30 r W, Cano Teemeena, Sep 1952, Schultes Cabrera 17452 (US); 

 Rio Vaupes between Mitu and Javarete, mouth of Kerari, Mai 1953, Schultes 4~ Cabrera 19340 



