''Chlorospatha'' is a

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of flowering plants in the

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. ''Chlorospatha'' can be found from Costa Rica,

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, Colombia,

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, and

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Chlorospatha amalfiensis ''Chlorospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Araceae. ''Chlorospatha'' can be found from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The plants are usually found in shaded bogs and are notoriously difficul ...

'' Croat & L.P.Hannon - Antioquia region of Colombia #''

Chlorospatha antioquiensis ''Chlorospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. ''Chlorospatha'' can be found from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The plants are usually found in shaded bogs and are notoriously difficult to cultiva ...

'' Croat & L.P.Hannon - Antioquia region of Colombia #''

Chlorospatha atropurpurea ''Chlorospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. ''Chlorospatha'' can be found from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The plants are usually found in shaded bogs and are notoriously difficult to cultiva ...

'' (Madison) Madison - Ecuador #''

Chlorospatha besseae ''Chlorospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. ''Chlorospatha'' can be found from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The plants are usually found in shaded bogs and are notoriously difficult to cultiva ...

'' Madison - Ecuador #''

Chlorospatha betancurii ''Chlorospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. ''Chlorospatha'' can be found from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The plants are usually found in shaded bogs and are notoriously difficult to cultiva ...

'' Croat & L.P.Hannon - Antioquia region of Colombia #''

Chlorospatha bogneri ''Chlorospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. ''Chlorospatha'' can be found from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The plants are usually found in shaded bogs and are notoriously difficult to cultiva ...

'' Croat & L.P.Hannon - Ecuador, Colombia #'' Chlorospatha callejasii'' Croat & L.P.Hannon - Antioquia region of Colombia #''

Chlorospatha castula ''Chlorospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. ''Chlorospatha'' can be found from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The plants are usually found in shaded bogs and are notoriously difficult to cultiva ...

'' (Madison) Madison - Ecuador #''

Chlorospatha cogolloi ''Chlorospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. ''Chlorospatha'' can be found from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The plants are usually found in shaded bogs and are notoriously difficult to cultiva ...

'' Croat & L.P.Hannon - Antioquia region of Colombia #''

Chlorospatha corrugata ''Chlorospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. ''Chlorospatha'' can be found from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The plants are usually found in shaded bogs and are notoriously difficult to cultiva ...

'' Bogner & Madison - Antioquia region of Colombia #'' Chlorospatha croatiana'' Grayum - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia #''

Chlorospatha cutucuensis ''Chlorospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Araceae. ''Chlorospatha'' can be found from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The plants are usually found in shaded bogs and are notoriously difficul ...

'' Madison - Ecuador #''

Chlorospatha dodsonii ''Chlorospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. ''Chlorospatha'' can be found from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The plants are usually found in shaded bogs and are notoriously difficult to cultiva ...

'' (G.S.Bunting) Madison - Ecuador #''

Chlorospatha feuersteiniae ''Chlorospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. ''Chlorospatha'' can be found from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The plants are usually found in shaded bogs and are notoriously difficult to cultiva ...

'' (Croat & Bogner) Bogner & L.P.Hannon - Ecuador #''

Chlorospatha gentryi ''Chlorospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. ''Chlorospatha'' can be found from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The plants are usually found in shaded bogs and are notoriously difficult to cultiva ...

'' Grayum - Colombia #''

Chlorospatha hammeliana ''Chlorospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. ''Chlorospatha'' can be found from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The plants are usually found in shaded bogs and are notoriously difficult to cultiva ...

'' Grayum & Croat - Panama #''

Chlorospatha hastifolia ''Chlorospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. ''Chlorospatha'' can be found from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The plants are usually found in shaded bogs and are notoriously difficult to cultiva ...

'' Bogner & L.P.Hannon - Colombia #''

Chlorospatha ilensis ''Chlorospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. ''Chlorospatha'' can be found from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The plants are usually found in shaded bogs and are notoriously difficult to cultiva ...

'' Madison - Ecuador #''

Chlorospatha kolbii ''Chlorospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. ''Chlorospatha'' can be found from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The plants are usually found in shaded bogs and are notoriously difficult to cultiva ...

'' Engl. - Colombia #†''

Chlorospatha kressii ''Chlorospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. ''Chlorospatha'' can be found from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The plants are usually found in shaded bogs and are notoriously difficult to cultiva ...

'' Grayum - Chocó region of Colombia #''

Chlorospatha lehmannii ''Chlorospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. ''Chlorospatha'' can be found from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The plants are usually found in shaded bogs and are notoriously difficult to cultiva ...

'' (Engl.) Madison - Ecuador, Colombia #''

Chlorospatha longipoda ''Chlorospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. ''Chlorospatha'' can be found from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The plants are usually found in shaded bogs and are notoriously difficult to cultiva ...

'' (K.Krause) Madison - Ecuador #''

Chlorospatha luteynii ''Chlorospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Araceae. ''Chlorospatha'' can be found from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The plants are usually found in shaded bogs and are notoriously difficul ...

'' Croat & L.P.Hannon - Antioquia region of Colombia #'' Chlorospatha macphersonii'' Croat & L.P.Hannon - Antioquia region of Colombia #''

Chlorospatha mirabilis ''Chlorospatha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. ''Chlorospatha'' can be found from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The plants are usually found in shaded bogs and are notoriously difficult to cultiva ...

'' (W.Bull) Madison - Panama, Colombia, Ecuador #'' Chlorospatha nicolsonii'' Croat & L.P.Hannon - Antioquia region of Colombia #'' Chlorospatha planadensis'' Croat & L.P.Hannon - Colombia #'' Chlorospatha ricaurtensis'' Croat & L.P.Hannon - Colombia

References

Aroideae Araceae genera Taxa named by Adolf Engler {{Araceae-stub