Monstera limitaris (Araceae), a new species from the border between Costa Rica and Panama

Species of genus Monstera are among the most representative hemi-epiphytic Araceae in the Neotropics. They are widely distributed and abundant in the tropical forests of Costa Rica and Panama. During recent exploration in the border region between the two countries, an undescribed species belonging...

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Autores: Cedeño Fonseca, Marco Vinicio, Karremans Lok, Adam Philip, Ortiz, Orlando Oriel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Costa Rica
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/84571
Acceso en línea:https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.376.1.4
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/84571
Access Level:acceso embargado
Palabra clave:Central America
Fieldwork
Monstera
Monsteroideae
Taxonomy
Descripción
Sumario:Species of genus Monstera are among the most representative hemi-epiphytic Araceae in the Neotropics. They are widely distributed and abundant in the tropical forests of Costa Rica and Panama. During recent exploration in the border region between the two countries, an undescribed species belonging to the genus has been identified. The new species, Mostera limitaris, is described and illustrated here, using a color plate based on photographs of the vegetative and reproductive struc- tures of live material.