- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77310070-1
- Publication
- Aroideana; Journal of the International Aroid Society
- Collation
- 45(3): 117
- Date of Publication
- 8 Dec 2022
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Araceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- A.Hay s.n.
- Locality
- Valle del Cauca: Bajo Anchicayá, nr. Agua Clara, old road to Buenaventura, c. 100 m
- Collection Date
- 25 Oct 2022
- Type Herbaria
- holotype CUVC CUVC80386–CUVC80388 and spirit
- Distribution Of Types
- Colombia (Western South America, Southern America)
- Type Remarks
- Cultivated, Jardín Botánico de la Paz y Flora [a.k.a. El Cafetal de las Minas], Bitaco, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
Etymology: 'The epithet rex, a noun in apposition, signifies ‘king’ in allusion to the species’ great size, and magnificent aspect and spathe colouration'.