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The spathe is cartilage-waxy, brightly coloured (red, pink) and 8–15 cm long, excluding the inflorescence (the spadix), which is 7–9 cm long, similar to a candle-holder, white or yellow in colour, is erected, and bears many small hermaphroditic flowers. These include a perianth with four segments and stamens with a compressed mesh ...
Anthurium (/ æ n ˈ θj uː r i ə m /; [3] Schott, 1829) is a genus of about 1,000 [4] [5] species of flowering plants, the largest genus of the arum family, Araceae. [4] General common names include anthurium , tailflower , flamingo flower , [ 6 ] pigtail plant , [ 7 ] and laceleaf .
Anthurium obtusum is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium widely distributed in Central and South America, from Belize to Bolivia. [1] The species was originally described as Anthurium trinerve by Adolf Engler and then in 1997, reclassified. [ 2 ]
This is a list of Anthurium species, a superdiverse genus of flowering plants from the arum family . [1] There are known to be at least 1,000 described species. [ 2 ]
Xanthochromism (also called xanthochroism or xanthism), from the Greek xanthos (ξανθός) "yellow" and chroma (χρώμα) "color", is an unusually yellow pigmentation in an animal. It is often associated with the lack of usual red pigmentation and its replacement with yellow. The cause is usually genetic but may also be related to the ...
Anthurium scherzerianum, the flamingo flower or pigtail plant, is a species of Anthurium (family Araceae) native to Costa Rica. [2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society 's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental houseplant, kept at 15 °C (60 °F) or higher. [ 3 ]
Anthurium gracile, the red pearls anthurium, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to the American tropics. [1] An epiphyte , when kept as a houseplant it needs excellent drainage.
Anthurium clidemioides is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium native to Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia. [1] One of the more distinctive Anthuriums, it is a vining climber with almost stalkless, bullate leaves that can range from light to very dark green.