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Type: Article
Published: 2018-11-15
Page range: 37–42
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Monstera limitaris (Araceae), a new species from the border between Costa Rica and Panama

Programa de Posgrado en Biología / Herbario Luis Fournier Origgi (USJ), Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica. Instituto Agropecuario Costarricense, Escuela Técnica Agrícola e Industrial, 21002 Santa Clara.
Jardín Botánico Lankester / Escuela de Biología. Universidad de Costa Rica, P. O. Box 302-7050 Cartago, Costa Rica. Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Herbario PMA, Universidad de Panamá, Estafeta Universitaria, Panama City, Republic of Panama
Central America fieldwork Monstera Monsteroideae taxonomy Monocots

Abstract

Species of genus Monstera are among the most representative hemi-epiphytic Araceae in the Neotropics. They are widely distributed and abundant in the tropical forests of Costa Rica and Panama. During recent exploration in the border region between the two countries, an undescribed species belonging to the genus has been identified. The new species, Mostera limitaris, is described and illustrated here, using a color plate based on photographs of the vegetative and reproductive structures of live material.