Revision
of Spathiphyllum (Araceae) for Mexico
and Central America
Thomas
B. Croat, Orlando Ortiz, Pedro Díaz Jiménez, Marco Cedeño-Fonseca, &
Alistair Hay
ABSTRACT
The genus Spathiphyllum is revised for Mexico and Central America for
the first time. Fortythree
named species are included for the region. Sixteen new
species are described here: S. almirantense Croat, S.
ayalae Croat & O.Ortiz,
S. bobdressleri Croat & O.Ortiz, S. bonyicense
Croat, S. cardonanum Croat & Grayum, S.
clewellii Croat, S. cotonense
M.Cedeño & O.Ortiz, S.
darienense Croat & O.Ortiz,
S. guadalupense Díaz Jim., S. hannonii Croat, S. hubertkrausei
Croat S. kennedyae Croat, S. luteynii Croat & O.Ortiz,
S. morii Croat & O.Ortiz,
S. munniae Croat, and S. ortizii Croat.
KEYWORDS
Araceae, Central America, new species, revision, Spathiphyllum.