Anthurium lancetillense Croat

Honduras, Atlantida, Tela, Lancetilla. Lancetilla Valley ca. 10 miles SE of Tela; along Río Lancetilla, on trail to water reservoir. LAT (15.4356)N; LONG(87.2713)W. ALT (10). Terrestrial, well-rooted; petiole terete, pulvinus paler, blades semiglossy; major veins raised on both sides; blade paler beneath with secondary veins darker green, visible; spathe green, erect-spreading; spadix dark purple-violet, stigmas clear and colorless

Philodendron fortunense Croat

Panama, Chiriqui, Gualaca, Gualaca-Chiriqui Gande road, vicinity of Fortuna Dam, at junction of road to IRHE headquarters. LAT (8.45)N; LONG(82.18)W. ALT (1200). Terrestrial on steep bank, stems to 1.5 m; internodes 5-10 cm long, 4-7 cm diam., bluish green, glaucous; cataphylls glaucous, charply 2-ribbed, deciduous; petioles flattened laterally, rounded below, broadly rounded above, winged (sometimes indulate), glaucous; blades moderately coriaceous, dark green and glossy above, much paler bluish green and glucous below; midrib almost flat and much paler above, broadly convex and whitish below; primary lateral veins sunken above, convex and whitish below; minor veins moderately distinct beneath, inflorescences 4 per-axil; peduncle and spathe medium green, galucous, paler on blade; maroon within on tube suffused onto blade, axils of spadix reddish-violet

Distribution of araceae and the diversity of life forms

This paper discusses the family Araceae, emphasizing its worldwide distribution and the diversity of morphological and ecological characteristics of the family that have enabled it to reach such a prominent position with diverse habitats. Few families of its size have come to inhabit such a diverse spectrum of habits and biomes. The family has important habit forms and growth structures that have enabled such distributional patterns. The very broad spectrum of life forms it demonstrates is one of the main characteristics of the family, namely broad habitat diversity. This coupled with high species diversity; high rates of endemism and the presence of large numbers of unknown species (probably the highest of any family percentage-wise) constitute principal characteristics of the family