Skip to main content Skip to main navigation menu Skip to site footer
Type: Article
Published: 2018-10-24
Page range: 121–130
Abstract views: 27
PDF downloaded: 1

Two new species of Anthurium (Araceae) from Caparaó National Park, southeastern Brazil

Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Mestranda da Pós-Graduação em Conservação e Manejo de Recursos Naturais, Rua Universitária 2069, Jardim Universitário, CEP 85819−110, Cascavel, PR, Brazil
Instituto de Pesquisa do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Pacheco Leão, 915, Jardim Botânico, CEP 22460−030, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Unioeste, Herbário UNOP, Rua Universitária 2069, Jardim Universitário, CEP 85819−110, Cascavel, PR, Brazil
Atlantic Forest Pothoideae Urospadix Monocots

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Anthurium are described from Caparaó National Park in the Atlantic Forest region of southeastern Brazil. Presently known collections indicate that the two species occur in distinct elevation zones. A. caparaoense occurs in the semideciduous seasonal montane forest at 14001970 m, and A. erythrospadix in both semideciduous seasonal montane forest and dense ombrophilous forest, at 8901280 m. Descriptions, illustrations, photographs and comparison with other similar species of Anthurium sect. Urospadix are provided, together with commentaries on geographical distribution, ecology and phenology.