T. B. CROAT, J. S. L. cRA VEZ, 2005 69 Rediscovery of Rare Species of Anthurium (Araceae) from Peru Thomas B. Croat Missouri Botanical Garden P.o. Box 299 St. Louis, MO 63166
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[email protected] ABSTRACT Descriptions were prepared based on the standard published by Croat and Bun In this paper five rare species of An ting (1979). thurium are redescribed: A. consimile Schott, A. corallinum Poepp. et End!., A. gracilipedunculatum Krause, A. huanu Anthurium consimile Schott, Oesterr. cense Engler, and A. peltatum Poepp. Bot. Wochenbl. 7: 294. 1857. Type: PERU. Cuchero, July 1829, Poeppig RESUMEN 1083 (lectotype, WO. Figures 1-4. Se redescriben cinco especies raras de Terrestrial and epipetric; stem terete, Anthurium: A. consimile Schott, A. coral grayish brown; internodes short, 1.3-35 !inum Poepp. et Endl., A. gracilipedun cm long, 2-35 cm diam.; catapbyIIs per culatum Krause, A. huanucense Engler, y sisting intact at upper nodes, 4.4-11.2 cm A. peltatum Poepp. long, 1-2-ribbed, triangular, dark brown to reddish brown, coriaceous. LEAVES erect KEYWORDS to spreading; petioles 33-96 cm long, 0.5-1.2 cm diam., terete to obtusely and Araceae, Anthurium, Peru, A. consimile, narrowly sulcate; medium green, some A. corallinum, A. gracilipedunculatum, A. times tinged reddish toward base, semi huanucense, A. peltatum. glossy, unmarked; sheath 5.6 cm long; ge niculum 1.7-2.6 cm long; blades subcori INTRODUCTION aceous, semiglossy, moderately bicolo The Araceae of Peru are poorly known rous, 42.8-62.8 cm long, 29.9-42.8 cm despite the publication of the family for wide, wider to middle, widely ovate, acu the Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and minate at apex, deeply cordate at base; Gymnosperms of Peru (Croat, 1993).