What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to describe two new species of Philodendron endemic to the Atlantic Forest.

January 18, 2026Open Access

Two New Species of Philodendron from the Atlantic Forest of Southeastern Brazil

JMJuliana Ribeiro de Mattos MCMarcus Alberto Nadruz CoelhoInstituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro TSThays Felipe da SilvaUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Key Points

The aim is to describe two new species of Philodendron endemic to the Atlantic Forest.
Taxonomic descriptions of Philodendron baumgratzii and Philodendron waenglerae were conducted.
Nomenclatural notes and geographic distribution data were collected and analyzed.
Two new species, Philodendron baumgratzii and Philodendron waenglerae, were officially described.
Both species belong to distinct sections within the subgenus Philodendron.

Abstract

Two new endemic species from the Atlantic Forest, Philodendron baumgratzii and Philodendron waenglerae, are described herein. Both species belong to the subgenus Philodendron, assigned to sections Schizophyllum and Macrobelium, respectively. Detailed taxonomic descriptions, nomenclatural notes, and geographic distribution data are provided.

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Mattos et al. (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/696c77d4eb60fb80d1396140 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy6010011

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