TY - JOUR T1 - Nomenclatural and Taxonomic Notes on Costa Rican Araceae JF - Phytologia: An international journal to expedite plant systematic, phytogeographical and ecological publication Y1 - 1997 A1 - Michael H. Grayum SP - 57 KW - Anthurium. Homalomena KW - Araceae KW - Costa Rica KW - Monstera KW - Spathiphyllum KW - Stenospennation KW - Syngonium KW - systematics KW - Xanthosoma AB -

Twelve new species and two new subspecies of Araceae are described from Costa Rica: Anthurium clidemioides Stand!, subsp. pacificum Croat & Grayum, A. limonense Grayum, A. obtusum (Engl.) Grayum subsp. puntarenense Grayum, Homalomena hammelii Croat & Grayum, Monstera buseyi Croat & Grayum, M. filamentosa Croat & Grayum, M. glaucescens Croat & Grayum, M. lentii Croat & Grayum, M. molinae Grayum, Stenospermation majus Grayum, Stenospermation pteropus Grayum, Syngonium castroi Grayum, Syngonium rayi Croat & Grayum, and Xanthosoma dealbatum Grayum. Anthurium trinerve Miq. var. obtusum Engl, and Spathiphyllum wendlandii Schott subsp. montanum R.A. Baker are elevated to species rank as A. obtusum (Engl.) Grayum and S. montanum (R.A. Baker) Grayum, respectively. Monstera dilacerata (K. Koch & Sello) K. Koch, a well-known name (though never consistently applied to any particular species), is here relegated to synonymy under Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl. Monstera pirmatipartita Schott, the oldest name attributable to any species previously known as M. dilacerata, is neotypified accordingly.

VL - 82 IS - 1 ER -