Anthurium formosum
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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Anthurium |
| Species: | A. formosum |
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| Anthurium formosum Schott | |
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.[2] It has relatively large leaves that may be 30–80 centimetres (12–31 in) long and 20–52 centimetres (7.9–20.5 in) wide. Its spadix is coated with a wax smelling of spearmint, which attracts euglossine bees.[3]
References
- "Anthurium formosum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Croat, Thomas B. (1983). "A Revision of the Genus Anthurium (Araceae) of Mexico and Central America. Part I: Mexico and Middle America". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 70 (2): 211–416. doi:10.2307/2399049. ISSN 0026-6493.
- Deni Bown (2000), Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family, Timber Press, p. 57, ISBN 978-0-88192-485-5
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