Aroideana Vol. 4 No. 1

Journal of the International Aroid Society

Volume 4, Number 1 of Aroideana (January 1981) offers a diverse exploration of the Araceae family through field studies, taxonomic discoveries, nomenclatural debates, ethnobotanical insights, and a literature roundup. Highlights include tropical garden surveys in Costa Rica, the description of a new Philodendron from Trinidad, a discussion on the correct gender of Lysichiton, the cultural and nutritional role of Colocasia esculenta in the Pacific, and the rediscovery and anatomical study of Pseudohydrosme gabunensis in Gabon.