Anthurium vittariifolium
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. It grows as an epiphyte at lower elevations of tropical moist forests, and is a member of the section Leptanthurium along with Anthurium gracile.[2]
| Anthurium vittariifolium | |
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| Growing at the Botanical Garden of the National Museum of Natural Science, Taiwan | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Anthurium |
| Species: | A. vittariifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthurium vittariifolium | |
References
- "Anthurium vittariifolium Engl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- Delannay, Xavier; Croat, Thomas (2020). "Revision of Anthurium Schott sect. Leptanthurium (Schott) Engl. (Araceae)" (PDF). Aroideana. 43 (1–2).
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