Little known species and new records on the occurrence of angiosperm species in Cuc Phuong National Park III. New records of Aroids (Araceae)

Abstract

Seven (7) species of Araceae representing new records for the flora of Cuc Phuong National Park are communicated: Aglaonema tunuipes, Alocasia odora, Amorphophallus coaetaneus, Amorphophallus dzui, Amorphophallus interruptus, Schismatoglottis harmandii and Steudnera colocasiifolia. Schimatoglottis Zoll. et Moritzi and Steudnera C. Koch represent new genus-records for the park, while Steudnera colocasiifolia represents a new species-record for the flora of Vietnam. For each species, the correct nomenclature, brief descriptions, specimen record, habitat and taxonomic relationships were discussed. Advances in Natural Sciences Vol.4, No.4 (2003) (317-330)