Chlorospatha

Chlorospatha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Subfamily:	Aroideae
Tribe:	Caladieae
Genus:	Chlorospatha Engl.
Synonyms [1]
CaladiopsisEngl.

Chlorospatha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. Chlorospatha can be found from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. ^{[1] [2]}

The plants are usually found in shaded bogs and are notoriously difficult to cultivate. One of the species, C. kressii is currently believed to be extinct. ^[3]

Species

1. Chlorospatha amalfiensis Croat & L.P.Hannon – Antioquia region of Colombia
2. Chlorospatha antioquiensis Croat & L.P.Hannon – Antioquia region of Colombia
3. Chlorospatha atropurpurea (Madison) Madison – Ecuador
4. Chlorospatha besseae Madison – Ecuador
5. Chlorospatha betancurii Croat & L.P.Hannon – Antioquia region of Colombia
6. Chlorospatha bogneri Croat & L.P.Hannon – Ecuador, Colombia
7. Chlorospatha callejasii Croat & L.P.Hannon – Antioquia region of Colombia
8. Chlorospatha castula (Madison) Madison – Ecuador
9. Chlorospatha cogolloi Croat & L.P.Hannon – Antioquia region of Colombia
10. Chlorospatha corrugata Bogner & Madison – Antioquia region of Colombia
11. Chlorospatha croatiana Grayum – Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia
12. Chlorospatha cutucuensis Madison – Ecuador
13. Chlorospatha dodsonii (G.S.Bunting) Madison – Ecuador
14. Chlorospatha feuersteiniae (Croat & Bogner) Bogner & L.P.Hannon – Ecuador
15. Chlorospatha gentryi Grayum – Colombia
16. Chlorospatha hammeliana Grayum & Croat – Panama
17. Chlorospatha hastifolia Bogner & L.P.Hannon – Colombia
18. Chlorospatha ilensis Madison – Ecuador
19. Chlorospatha kolbii Engl. – Colombia
20. † Chlorospatha kressii Grayum – Chocó region of Colombia
21. Chlorospatha lehmannii (Engl.) Madison – Ecuador, Colombia
22. Chlorospatha longipoda (K.Krause) Madison – Ecuador
23. Chlorospatha luteynii Croat & L.P.Hannon – Antioquia region of Colombia
24. Chlorospatha macphersonii Croat & L.P.Hannon – Antioquia region of Colombia
25. Chlorospatha mirabilis (W.Bull) Madison – Panama, Colombia, Ecuador
26. Chlorospatha nicolsonii Croat & L.P.Hannon – Antioquia region of Colombia
27. Chlorospatha planadensis Croat & L.P.Hannon – Colombia
28. Chlorospatha ricaurtensis Croat & L.P.Hannon – Colombia

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
3. Bown, Demi (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN   0-88192-485-7.