@article {3856, title = {Two new species of Araceae tribe Spathicarpeae from Bolivia}, journal = {Brittonia; a Series of Botanical Papers. New York, NY}, volume = {55}, year = {2003}, pages = {41}, chapter = {37}, abstract = {

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. Gon\ç. and Spathantheum fallax Hett., P L. Ibisch \& E. G. Gon\ç. are here described, illustrated, and compared to their closest relatives.

}, keywords = {Araceae, Bolivia, geophytes, Gorgonidium, Spathantheum, Spathicarpeae}, author = {Wilbert L. A. Hetterscheid and Pierre L. Ibisch and Eduardo G. Goncalves} } @article {2517, title = {A new species and two new combinations for the tribe Spathicarpeae (Araceae)}, journal = {Aroideana}, volume = {26}, year = {2003}, pages = {26}, chapter = {22}, abstract = {

A new species of Asterostigma (A. reticulatum E. G. Gonc ) from Southern Brazil is described and illustrated. Two new Andean combinations are also presented. Spathantheum intermedium Bogner and Taccarum cardenasianum Bogner are transferred to the genus Gorgonidium as G. intermedium (Bogner) E. G. Gonc. and G. cardenasianum (Bogner) E. G. Gonc. respectively, and the arguments for both recombinations are presented.

}, keywords = {Araceae, Asterostigma reticulatum, Gorgonidium cardenesianum., Gorgonidium intermedium, Spathicarpeae}, author = {Gon{\c c}alves, EG} } @article {1214, title = {Combined genotypic{\textendash}phenotypic phylogeny of the tribe Spathicarpeae (Araceae) with reference to independent events of invasion to Andean regions}, journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution}, volume = {43}, year = {2007}, pages = {1023-1039}, publisher = {Elsevier Inc.}, abstract = {The Neotropical tribe Spathicarpeae is noteworthy within the family Araceae for having members occurring in very dry and/or very high (above 3000m) areas in South America. Considering the small size of previously included genera in the tribe (10 geophytic genera, none with more than 15 described species), generic circumscription has been considered troublesome. To address these issues, we sequenced two cpDNA markers (matK and trnL-F) and reconstructed the phylogeny of the tribe using two approaches: Maximum parsimony and Bayesian Inference. We also evaluated the eVect of adding phenotypic characters in a {\textquotedblleft}total evidence{\textquotedblright} analysis. Our results conWrm the previous suggestion that the two non-geophytic genera Dieffenbachia and Bognera should be included in Spathicarpeae, but the precise placement of Bognera within the tribe is still unresolved. Our results also support the segregation of Asterostigma pavonii and Asterostigma integrifolium, recently described as new monospeciWc genera (Incarum and Croatiella, respectively). The reconstructed phylogenies suggest that the invasion of the Andean range by the Spathicarpeae occurred in at least two independent events. The inclusion of phenotypic characters in a combined analysis has improved both internal resolution and the number of strongly supported clades.}, keywords = {Araceae, Bayesian inference, Bognera, Combined data, Dieffenbachia, matK, Spathicarpeae, Total evidence, trnL-F}, issn = {1055-7903}, author = {Gon{\c c}alves, E. G. and Simon Joseph Mayo and Sluys, M.-A. van and Salatino, A.} }