Monstera florescanoana Croat, T.Krömer & Acebey

, Revista Mex. Biodivers. 81(2): 225 (-229; figs. 1-2, table 1) (2010).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60457212-2
Publication
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad. México, D. F.
Collation
81(2): 225 (-229; figs. 1-2, table 1)
Date of Publication
Aug 2010
Family as entered in IPNI
Araceae

Type Information

Collector Team
T. Krömer, J. Viccon-Esquivel, N. Martínez-Correa and J. R. Fernández-Contreras 3334
Locality
Comunidad Cruz Gorda, Congregación San Salvador, alt. 990 m
Collection Date
17 Jun 2008
Type Herbaria
holotype MO
isotype B
isotype K
isotype MEXU
isotype US
isotype XAL
Latitude
19° 52' 30" N
Longitude
97° 12' 43" W
Distribution Of Types
Veracruz (Mexico, Northern America)

Remarks

Eponymy: The species is named in honor of the distinguished Mexican historian Dr. Enrique Florescano-Mayet for his determined and enthusiastic support for the research and education project on endemic, rare and notable plant species of Veracruz in the light of the celebration to honor Mexico’s 100-year anniversary of the revolution and 200 years of independence.