Kress’s Chlorospatha (Chlorospatha kressii)

Kress’s Chlorospatha was described in 1991, it is known only from the type locality, a small enclave of relatively intact, lowland primary forest southeast of the town of Quibdó in the Chocó Department of Colombia, where the plants grew on slopes near a stream in deep primary forest. [1]

The species was collected in 1986, at a time when extensive logging began in the region; the type locality is now apparently completely deforested and this species seems to be extinct.

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References:

[1] Michael H. Grayum: Chlorospatha kressii (Araceae), a new compound-leved species from Chocó Department, Colombia. Novon 1(1):  12-14. 1991

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edited: 02.10.2020