Two new endemic species of Monstera (Araceae: Monsteroideae: Monstereae) from Golfito in southern Costa Rica

Monstera croatii M.Cedeño & A.Hay and M. gambensis M.Cedeño & M.A.Blanco (Araceae: Monsteroideae: Monstereae) are newly described and illustrated from cantón Golfito in the Pacific lowlands of southern Costa Rica. Notes are provided on how they can be differentiated from similar species. Mon...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Cedeño Fonseca, Marco Vinicio, Hay, Alistair, Grayum, Michael H., Blanco Coto, Mario Alberto
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2020
País:Costa Rica
Recursos:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositório:Kérwá
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/84953
Acesso em linha:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/webbia/article/view/8091
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/84953
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Aroids
Central America
Osa Peninsula
Descrição
Resumo:Monstera croatii M.Cedeño & A.Hay and M. gambensis M.Cedeño & M.A.Blanco (Araceae: Monsteroideae: Monstereae) are newly described and illustrated from cantón Golfito in the Pacific lowlands of southern Costa Rica. Notes are provided on how they can be differentiated from similar species. Monstera croatii is unique in the genus because it reaches its adult vegetative morphology while growing as a terrestrial plant on the forest floor, and climbs only to a very limited height before flowering. Monstera gambensis is one of the smallest species in the genus.