Urospatha bogneri, a new species of Araceae–Lasioideae from Colombian Amazonia

 

Allison Muñoz-Castillo, Alejandro Zuluaga, & Alistair Hay

 

ABSTRACT

Urospatha bogneri Muñoz-Castillo, Zuluaga & A.Hay is described as a new species of Araceae—Lasioideae from the Department of Vaupés in the Colombian Amazon. A brief contextual review of the taxonomic status of its subfamily is provided.

 

KEYWORDS

Araceae, Lasieae, Colombia, Vaupés, white sand vegetation, Josef Bogner.