Anthurium dairon-cardenasii, a New Species of Anthurium sect. Belolonchium (Araceae) for Colombia

Oscar Mauricio López-Floriano; Thomas B. Croat; Marco Aurelio Correa-Munera; María Raquel Millán Marroquín

doi:10.3417/2024870

Oscar Mauricio López-Floriano Universidad de la Amazonia
Thomas B. Croat Missouri Botanical Garden
Marco Aurelio Correa-Munera Universidad de la Amazonia
María Raquel Millán Marroquín Universidad de la Amazonia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3417/2024870

Keywords: Andes Mountains, Anthurium, Caquetá, section Belolonchium

Abstract

A new species of Anthurium Schott (Araceae) is described, belonging to section Belolonchium (Schott) Engl. Anthurium dairon-cardenasii López-Flor., Croat & Marco Correa is dedicated in honor of the great botanist Dairon Cardenas López, who dedicated his life to the study of the Amazon. The species was recorded in Caquetá, Colombia, in a lower montane wet forest in the framework of the Caquetá BIO project.