NEWSLETTER VOL. 41 NO. 1

A Quarterly Publication for Members of the International Aroid Society

The March 2019 issue (Vol 41 No 1) opens with Thomas B. Croat’s detailed expedition to Ecuagenera in Ecuador, where he surveyed and documented dozens of aroid species—many new to science—while collaborating with local growers and building herbarium collections. The second feature reports on the Latin American Symposium of Araceae held in Quito, summarizing keynote lectures on Anthurium and Philodendron phylogenetics, ecology, and conservation. The issue closes with a listing of IAS officers and editorial credits.