Philodendron scherberichii (Araceae), a new endemic species from a high mountain forest in southwestern Colombia

2007/08/23 by Thomas B. Croat, Marcela Mora, Ryan W. Kirkman · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography #Plant Diversity and Evolution #Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean #Willdenowia #Araceae #Botánica #Botany #Geography #Endemism #Taxonomy (biology) #Biology #Forestry #Ecology

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Abstract

Croat, T. B., Mora, M. & Kirkman, R. W.: Philodendron scherberichii (Araceae), a new endemic species from a high mountain forest in southwestern Colombia. — Willdenowia 37: 319–322. — ISSN 0511-9618; © 2007 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem. doi:10.3372/wi.37.37121 (available via http://dx.doi.org/)Philodendron scherberichii of P. subg. Philodendron, from a high mountain forest in the Department of Nariño, is described as a species new to science and compared with P. lentii, a morphologically similar species. Both species are members of P. sect. Macrobelium subsect. Macrobelium ser. Ecordata.

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• A Revision of Philodendron Subgenus Philodendron (Araceae) for Mexico and Central America

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