Anthurium pedatoradiatum

Anthurium pedatoradiatum or Anthurium Fingers is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium native to southern Mexico.[1] A. pedatoradiatum has leaves with deep finger-like sections,[2] and is terrestrial.[3] Its natural habitat is from sea level up to 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) in the Mexican states of Veracruz, Tabasco, and Chiapas.[4] It is related to other Anthurium in the section Schizoplacium such as Anthurium podophyllum,[4] and its species name in Latin refers to the radiating growth of its palm-like leaves.[5]

Anthurium pedatoradiatum
A mature leaf of Anthurium pedatoradiatum in Botanical Garden of National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Anthurium
Species:
A. pedatoradiatum
Binomial name
Anthurium pedatoradiatum
Schott

References

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  1. ^ "Anthurium pedatoradiatum Schott, Bonplandia (Hannover) 7: 337 (1859).", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Deni., Bown (2000). Aroids : plants of the Arum family (2nd ed.). Portland, Or.: Timber Press. p. 37. ISBN 0881924857. OCLC 43499544.
  3. ^ "Anthurium pedatoradiatumssp.pedatoradiatum". www.aroid.org. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  4. ^ a b Croat, Thomas B.; Carlsen, Mónica M. (2013). "A reassessment of Anthurium species with palmately divided leaves, and a reinterpretation of Anthurium section Dactylophyllium (Araceae)". PhytoKeys (23): 41–54. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.23.4754. ISSN 1314-2011. PMC 3690980. PMID 23805054.
  5. ^ Madison, Michael (1978). "The Species of Anthurium with Palmately Divided Leaves". Selbyana. 2 (2/3): 239–282. ISSN 0361-185X. JSTOR 41759471.