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Anthurium clarinervium is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae native to Chiapas, Mexico. The Anthurium genus is known to contain approximately 1,000 species, resulting in one of the most diverse Central American tropical plant genera.
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 is a genus of herbs often growing as epiphytes on other plants. Some are terrestrial. The leaves are often clustered and are variable in shape. The inflorescence bears small flowers which are perfect, containing male and female structures. The flowers are contained in close together spirals on the spadix. The spadix is often elongated ...
Anthurium vittariifolium is a species of flowering plant in the genus Anthurium (family Araceae) native to the Amazon basin; southeast Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and northern Brazil. [1] With its long, pendulous leaves that can reach 2.4 m (8 ft), it is among those commonly known as "strap-leaved" anthuriums.
An albino corn plant with no chlorophyll (left) beside a normal plant (right) In botany, chlorosis is a condition in which leaves produce insufficient chlorophyll.As chlorophyll is responsible for the green color of leaves, chlorotic leaves are pale, yellow, or yellow-white.
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 ]
Unique among its genus, A. wendlingeri has long, pendant and strap-like leaves (which grow up to 7 feet (2.1 m) long), and can have a slightly velvety appearance. [ 2 ] A member of the section Porphyrochitonium , [ 3 ] colloquially called "strap-leaved" Anthuriums , A. wendlingeri is visually similar to A. vittariifolium or A. pendens , albeit ...
The reduction of chlorophyll production in leaves due to decreased sunlight in the autumn explains why some leaves turn yellow. However, the yellow color can attract aphids, so some trees turn the leaves red instead by injecting a bright pigment. [8] The loss of chlorophyll may also contribute to the abscission process. [citation needed]