A revision of Rhodospatha Poepp. (Araceae–Monsteroideae: Anepsiadeae) for Mexico and Central America

 

Thomas B. Croat & Xavier Delannay

 

ABSTRACT

This work is the first revision of Rhodospatha in Central America. The last full revision of Rhodospatha (Engler & Krause, 1908) treated six species in the genus but only two, R. moritziana Schott and R. wendlandii Schott were from Central America. Treated here are a total of 16 species for the region, eight of which are new, R. antonioana Croat, R. burgeri Croat, R. dressleri Croat, R. guanchensis Croat, R. heraclioana Croat, R. knappiae Croat, R. morii Croat, and R. vandanilssoniae Croat & Grayum

 

KEYWORDS

Araceae, Rhodospatha, Central America, Anepsiadeae, new species