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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 .
A. clarinervium was first discovered in the 1950s in a small region of southern Mexico, growing at an elevation of 2,500–3,800 feet (760–1,160 m) It was found in a karstic rainforest region in soil containing limestone. [9] This type of Anthurium is found thriving off other plant's nutrients through water absorption from other plants.
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 ]
Anthurium scandens is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium. Native from Mexico to Southeast Brazil , it is the most widely distributed species of Anthurium in the Americas, and also extends to the Caribbean including Haiti , Puerto Rico , Jamaica , and other nations.
Anthurium spectabile is an herbaceous rainforest plant of the family Araceae native to Costa Rica. It is notable for its huge oblong-lanceolate blade, or lamina up to five feet (1.5 meters) or more in length plus a stalk, or petiole up to twenty inches (fifty cm) long. [1]
Anthurium formosum is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium native to Central and South America. [1] Epiphytic or terrestrial, it is found from Nicaragua to Colombia and northwest Venezuela. It is often one of the more common species at middle elevations of its habitat around 500–1,500 metres (1,600–4,900 ft), and may form large stands ...
Anthurium schlechtendalii is found from Mexico to Costa Rica. [1] It is a large herbaceous plant with white aerial roots, dark green leaves, and a dark purple bract. Its fruits have a similar appearance to small red berries when ripe. A. schlechtendalii lives in wet forests, rocky hillsides or outcrops on trees. [2]
Anthurium warocqueanum, commonly known as the Queen Anthurium, is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium. [1] Native to Colombia , it is grown in more temperate climates as a greenhouse specimen or houseplant for its ornamental foliage.