@article {3954, title = {A new dwarf Spathiphyllum species (Araceae) from Ecuador}, journal = {Willdenowia. Mitteilungen aus dem Botanischen Garten und Museum Berlin-Dahlem. Berlin-Dahlem}, volume = {41}, year = {2011}, pages = {127}, chapter = {125}, abstract = {

Spathiphyllum pygmaeum from Ecuador is described as a species new to science and illustrated. Only 10 \– 15 cm tall, it is the smallest species in the genus and it is characterised by leaf blades 7 \– 10 cm long and c. 2 cm wide, with 3 \– 5 primary lateral veins on each side of the midrib, a white spathe with green apex and a two-locular ovary with one ovule in each locule; the chromosome number is 2n = 30; the pollen, formerly considered as inaperturate for Spathiphyllum, is actually polyaperturate. It is compared with the closely related S. minor, which is also illustrated.

}, keywords = {aroids, chromosome number, pollen, Spathiphyllum minor, Spathiphyllum pygmaeum, taxonomy}, issn = {1868-6397}, doi = {10.3372/wi.41.41116}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3372/wi.41.41116}, author = {Josef Bogner} }