Synopsis of aroids (Alismatales, Araceae) from Cerro Pirre (Darién Province, Panama)

By

Ortiz, Orlando
De Stapf, María Sánchez
Baldini, Riccardo Maria
Croat, Thomas B.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-8-16

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

15

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

651--689

Subjects

Biodiversity , Central America , endemic species , taxonomy , World Heritage Site

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/15.4.651

 

Abstract

Ninety-four species belonging to 12 genera of Araceae are recorded on Cerro Pirre (Darién Province): Adelonema Schott (two); Anthurium Schott (39), Chlorospatha Engl. (2), Dieffenbachia Schott (3); Heteropsis Kunth (1); Monstera Adans. (6); Philodendron Schott (28), Rhodospatha Poepp. (2); Spathiphyllum Schott (2); Stenospermation Schott (3); Syngonium Schott (4) and Xanthosoma Schott (2). Taxonomic notes, identification key and comments on habitat and ecology of the species are presented.