Summary. A new species of Philodendron, P. millerianum, is described from Atlantic Forest in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. The species is illustrated and further comments are made.
Key words. Araceae, Philodendron, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, new species.
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Introduction
The Reserva Ecológica de Macaé de Cima is located in the Serra do Mar and belongs to the municipality of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro state, southeast Brazil. The reserve is covered by Atlantic Forest, with altitudes varying between 880 and 1720 m (Lima & Guedes-Bruni 1994).
Philodendron, with more than 600 species, is the second largest genus in the Araceae. In Brazil, ...