Syngonium schottianum H. Wendl. ex Schott

Ortiz, Orlando Oriel, de Stapf, María Sánchez, Baldini, Riccardo Maria & Croat, Thomas Bernard, 2019, Synopsis of aroids (Alismatales, Araceae) from Cerro Pirre (Darién Province, Panama), Check List 15 (4), pp. 651-689 : 686

Syngonium schottianum H. Wendl. ex Schott

Material examined. Vicinity Cerro Pirre, 17 km S of El Real, along trail from base camp, along Río Perisenico; 08°01′N, 077°44′W; 100 m; 28 Jul. 1994; T. B. Croat 77179 ( MO). Parque Nacional Darién, Cerro Pirre, Rancho Frío; 08°01′16″N, 077°44′04″W; 103 m; 13 Apr. 2016; O. O. Ortiz 2535 ( PMA).

Identification. This species is characterized by its nomadic vine life form, milky sap, elongate internodes, ovate simple blades, cordate-sagittate at base, greenishwhite on the lower surface; inflorescences usually four per node, greenish spathe tube externally, red-purple to violet internally; whitish spathe blade on both surfaces and greenish to whitish syncarps. Syngonium schottia- num is the only species of the genus on Cerro Pirre that has simple leaves.

Distribution and ecology. Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. At the study site, this species ocurrs along semideciduous and evergreen forests, between 90 and 800 m. Individuals of this species generally grow in primary forests with low light intensity.