A new species of the genus Monophyllanthe (Marantaceae) in the Amazon

Authors
Suarez, S Galeano, G Kennedy, H
Citation
S. Suarez et al., A new species of the genus Monophyllanthe (Marantaceae) in the Amazon, NOVON, 11(3), 2001, pp. 356-359
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
NOVON
ISSN journal
10553177 → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
356 - 359
Database
ISI
SICI code
1055-3177(200123)11:3<356:ANSOTG>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
A new species of Monophyllanthe, M. araracuarensis S. Suarez. Galeano & H. Kennedy (Marantaceae) from Amazonian Colombia and adjacent Brazil, is descr ibed and illustrated. This is the second species described in the genus, wh ich was previously known only from French Guiana and Suriname. The new spec ies is characterized by its sparsely branched inflorescence, with 3 to 7 br acts per branch, borne on a separate, leafless shoot directly from the rhiz ome.