Vol. 80 No. 2 (2025)
Articles

Anthurium reubarbarum: A new species of Anthurium sect. Belolonchium (Schott) Engl. (Araceae) for the eastern Andes of Colombia

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  • Oscar Mauricio López Floriano,
  • Edwin Trujillo-Trujillo,
  • Alistair Hay
Oscar Mauricio López Floriano
Herbario Enrique Forero HUAZ, Universidad de la Amazonia, Carrera 11 #5–69, Florencia, Colombia
Edwin Trujillo-Trujillo
Laboratorio de Agrobiodiversidad y Malherbologia LAMUA, Grupo de Investigación en Agroecosistemas y Conservación en Bosques Amazónicos GAIA, Universidad de la Amazonia, Carrera 11 # 5-69, Florencia, Colombia
Alistair Hay
Jardín Botánico Paz y Flora, Bitaco, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-17867

Published 2025-07-18

Keywords

  • Anthurium,
  • sect. Belolonchium,
  • Colombia,
  • Huila,
  • new species

How to Cite

López Floriano, O. M., Trujillo-Trujillo, E., & Hay, A. (2025). Anthurium reubarbarum: A new species of Anthurium sect. Belolonchium (Schott) Engl. (Araceae) for the eastern Andes of Colombia. Webbia, 80(2), 275–280. https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-17867

Copyright (c) 2025 Oscar Mauricio López Floriano, Edwin Trujillo-Trujillo, Alistair Hay

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Abstract

We describe and illustrate Anthurium reubarbarum López-Flor., Edwin Trujillo & A.Hay, a new species of sect. Belolonchium (Schott) Engl. from the Department of Huila in Colombia. The definition of sect. Belolonchium is briefly commented upon. The new species is distinguished diagnostically from the similar A. melampyi Croat and A. matabanchoyae A.Hay & M.Llano, and compared with two other Belolonchium species occurring in geographic proximity to the new species.

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