A new species of Typhonium (Araceae) from Vietnam

Typhonium obtusum is described as a new species endemic to Vietnam. It is unique in the genus in having an oblong -elliptic spathe limb with an obtuse apex and yellowish -greenish filiform staminodes with a down -curved acumen. The ecology, distribution and assessment of the conservation status of the new taxon, as well as a key to all known Typhonium species in Vietnam, are provided.