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Araceae
Homalomena hammelii Croat & Grayum
Nomenclature
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Family: AraceaeGenus: Homalomena
Species:
Homalomena hammelii Croat & Grayum
Usage:
accepted
Page number:
37
Etymology:
This species was first discovered by MO botanist Barry E. Hammel (to whom it is dedicated) at the Estacion Biologica La Selva, the only other known locality. However, that population was very small and possibly ephemeral, on the banks of a major river.
WCM Protologue Reference:
Croat & Grayum, Phytologia 82: 37 (1997)
Type information:
COSTA RICA. Heredia: Zona Protectora La Selva, 5 hour walk S of La Selva Biological Station, between the Rios Peje and Guacimo, 10° 21' N, 84° 03' W, 300-400 m, 15 Mar 1985, G.E. Schatz & N. Fetcher 1047 (HOLOTYPE: MO-3382690!; Isotypes: CR!,DUKE,WIS).