Vol. 76 No. 2 (2021)
Articles

Four new species of Monstera (Araceae) from Panama, including one with the largest leaves and another with the largest inflorescences in the genus

Marco Cedeño-Fonseca
Herbario Luis Fournier Origgi (USJ), Universidad de Costa Rica, San José
Orlando O. Ortiz
Departamento de Botánica & Herbario PMA, Universidad de Panamá, Estafeta Universitaria, Panama City
Alejandro Zuluaga
4Departamento de Biología, Universidad del Valle, Calle 13, #100–00, Cali
Michael H. Grayum
Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri
Thomas B. Croat
Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri

Published 2021-09-07

Keywords

  • Araceae,
  • Central America,
  • Monstera,
  • Panama,
  • Parque Internacional de La Amistad,
  • Talamanca,
  • taxonomy
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How to Cite

Cedeño-Fonseca, M., Ortiz, O. O., Zuluaga, A., Grayum, M. H., & Croat, T. B. (2021). Four new species of Monstera (Araceae) from Panama, including one with the largest leaves and another with the largest inflorescences in the genus. Webbia, 76(2), 265–279. https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-10807

Abstract

Monstera bocatorensis Croat & M.Cedeño, Monstera donosoensis Croat, M.Cedeño & O.Ortiz, Monstera gigas Croat, Zuluaga, M.Cedeño & O.Ortiz, and Monstera titanum Croat, M.Cedeño & O.Ortiz are newly described from Panama, and illustrated from living material.

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