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Florula of Araceae from the Cordillera del Cóndor (Ecuador and Peru)

 

Xavier Delannay & Thomas B. Croat

 

ABSTRACT

A florula of the Araceae of the Cordillera del Cóndor (Ecuador and Peru) is presented, built from a large set of herbarium collections made in that region over the last four decades. A total of 137 species of Araceae were identified, including 24 species that are published here as new and one new combination. The new species are Anthurium bomboizense Croat, Anthurium chloron Croat, Anthurium corrientense Croat, Anthurium ferryae Croat, Anthurium ivanportillae Croat, Anthurium jamboense Croat, Anthurium lapoanum Croat, D.P. Hannon & Hormell, Anthurium longistrorsum Croat, Anthurium losencuentrosense Croat, Anthurium muyunense Croat, Anthurium nigrolaminum Croat & D.E. Weber, Anthurium pseudoclavigerum Croat, Anthurium toasae Croat, Anthurium waiwaimense Croat, Anthurium walhertii Croat, Anthurium walterlewisianum Croat, Anthurium yankuamense Croat, Philodendron cuangosense Croat, Philodendron nangaritense Croat, Philodendron paloraense Croat, Rhodospatha neillii Croat, Spathiphyllum davidneillii Croat, Stenospermation condorense Croat & Delannay and Stenospermation longistamineum Croat & Neely. The new combination is Anthurium pallidispadix (Croat) Delannay, N. Hartley & Croat. Each of the 138 species is fully described and a determination key is presented.

 

KEYWORDS

Araceae, Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador, Peru.