Araceae
Monstera buseyi Croat & Grayum
Nomenclature
Species:
Monstera buseyi Croat & Grayum
Usage:
accepted
Page number:
38
Etymology:
This new species, virtually endemic to Costa Rica, is dedicated to Philip Busey, formerly of the Missouri Botanical Garden, who made the first collection known to us (and the only one from Panama) on 22 Feb 1973.
WCM Protologue Reference:
Croat & Grayum, Phytologia 82: 38 (1997)
Type information:
COSTA RICA. Heredia: between Rio Peje and Rio Sardinalito, Atlantic slope of Volcan Barva, 10°18.5' N, 84° 04' W, 480-520 m, 8 Apr 1986, M.H. Grayum 6877 (HOLOTYPE: MO-3486393!; Isotypes: B.CR!).