Four New Species of Philodendron subg. Philodendron (Araceae) from Caquetá Department, Colombia

Thomas B. Croat; Thomas E. Mines; Edwin Trujillo Trujillo

doi:10.3417/2023823

Thomas B. Croat Missouri Botanical Garden
Thomas E. Mines Missouri Botanical Garden
Edwin Trujillo Trujillo Universidad de la Amazonia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3417/2023823

Keywords: Colombia, new species, Philodendron, South America, subgenus Philodendron

Abstract

Four new species of Philodendron Schott (Araceae) from Caquetá Department in Colombia are published: P. agudeloi Croat, Edwin Trujillo & T. Mines, P. arevaloi Croat, P. crystallum Croat & Edwin Trujillo, and P. dalyi Croat. All are members of subgenus Philodendron: P. agudeloi is in section Macrobelium (Schott) Sakur. subsect. Macrobelium (Schott) Engl.; P. arevaloi is in section Philodendron subsect. Philodendron; P. crystallum is in section Macrobelium subsect. Glossophyllum (Schott) Croat ser. Ovata Croat; and P. dalyi is in section Macrobelium subsect. Glossophyllum ser. Glossophyllum Croat.