Anthurium bonplandii is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium native to South America.[1] A member of the Anthurium sect. Pachyneurium, it grows terrestrially or occasionally epiphytic or epilithic. It is often confused with Anthurium jenmanii when young and Anthurium atropurpureum.
Anthurium bonplandii | |
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Anthurium bonplandii in Colombia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Anthurium |
Species: | A. bonplandii
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Binomial name | |
Anthurium bonplandii G.S.Bunting
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Subspecies
editThere are several accepted subspecies.[2]
- Anthurium bonplandii subsp. bonplandii, ranging from southeastern Colombia through Venezuela and Brazil
- Anthurium bonplandii subsp. guayanum, native to Venezuela, Guyana, and Suriname
- Anthurium bonplandii subsp. cuatrecasii, which grows from southeastern Colombia to western Venezuela, often on rocks
References
edit- ^ "Anthurium bonplandii". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Croat, Thomas B. (1991). "A Revision of Anthurium Section Pachyneurium (Araceae)". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 78 (3): 539–855. doi:10.2307/2399801. ISSN 0026-6493. JSTOR 2399801.