Two new species of Araceae tribe Spathicarpeae from Bolivia

Two new species of Araceae tribe Spathicarpeae from Bolivia. Brittonia 55:37–41. 2003.—The tribe Spathicarpeae is one of the most poorly known-tribes in the Araceae. Recently, field collections in some areas of Bolivia have revealed many interesting members of this tribe. Two new species, Gorgonidiu...

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Published in:Brittonia 2003-01, Vol.55 (1), p.37-41
Main Authors: Hetterscheid, Wilbert L. A., Ibisch, Pierre L., Gonçalves, Eduardo G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Araceae
Bolivia
Cloud forests
Female flowers
geophytes
Gorgonidium
Inflorescences
International borders
National parks
Neostriatum
New species
Ovaries
Plants
Spathantheum
Spathes
Spathicarpeae
Tubers
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Summary:Two new species of Araceae tribe Spathicarpeae from Bolivia. Brittonia 55:37–41. 2003.—The tribe Spathicarpeae is one of the most poorly known-tribes in the Araceae. Recently, field collections in some areas of Bolivia have revealed many interesting members of this tribe. Two new species, Gorgonidium striatum Hett., P. L. Ibisch & E. G. Gonç. and Spathantheum fallax Hett., P. L. Ibisch & E. G. Gonç. are here described, illustrated, and compared to their closest relatives.
ISSN:0007-196X
1938-436X
DOI:10.1663/0007-196X(2003)055[0037:TNSOAT]2.0.CO;2