The genus Montrichardia are among the most remarkable emergent macrophytes in tropical wetlands. It occurs exclusively in the Neotropics and contains two living species, M. linifera (Arruda) Schott and M. arborescens (L.) Schott. Montrichardia linifera has been reported mainly in the Amazon basin (southern Venezuela to Guyana, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru), whereas M. arborescens occurs in Central America (Mexico to Panama), the Lesser Antilles and northern South America. Based on our review of herbarium specimens from Central America and Colombia, as well as field documentation in Panama, we hereby provide the first report of the occurrence of M. linifera in Panama, Central America and western Colombia. Furthermore, this finding represents the first record on the Pacific Slope for this species in the Neotropics. The habitat, ecology, life‐form, taxonomic remarks and morphological characteristics of the species are presented, discussed and illustrated. Additionally, a key for the species of the genus Montrichardia is included; we also provide a discussion about the helophyte concept for the genus Montrichardia.

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新兴的大型植物Montrichardia linifera（Arruda）Schott（Alismatales：Araceae），来自中美洲中部和西部哥伦比亚太平洋斜坡的重燃旧友

Montrichardia属是热带湿地中最引人注目的新兴大型植物之一。它仅在新热带地区存在，并且包含两个活物种，M。linifera（Arruda）Schott和M. arborescens（L.）Schott。Montrichardia linifera有报道主要集中在亚马逊河流域（委内瑞拉南部圭亚那，巴西，厄瓜多尔和秘鲁），而M.藜中美洲（墨西哥到巴拿马），小安的列斯和南美洲北部发生。根据我们对中美洲和哥伦比亚的植物标本室标本的审查以及巴拿马的现场文件，我们特此提供有关linifera发生的第一份报告在巴拿马，中美洲和哥伦比亚西部。此外，这一发现代表了新热带地区该物种在太平洋斜坡上的第一个记录。介绍，讨论和说明了该物种的栖息地，生态学，生命形式，分类学注释和形态特征。此外，还包括蒙氏菌属的一个关键。我们还提供了关于Montrichardia属植物的概念的讨论。