Anthurium obtusum is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium widely distributed in Central and South America, from Belize to Bolivia.[1] The species was originally described as Anthurium trinerve by Adolf Engler and then in 1997, reclassified.[2] The species is easily confused with Anthurium scandens, but can be distinguished by its terrestrial growth habit and a white spathe which stays erect rather than reflexed.[3]
| Anthurium obtusum | |
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| A. obtusum in Costa Rica, fruiting | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Anthurium |
| Species: | A. obtusum
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| Binomial name | |
| Anthurium obtusum Sod(Engl.) Grayumiro
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| Synonyms | |
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Anthurium trinerve var. obtusum | |
Subspecies
editA. obtusum has two accepted subspecies:[1]
- Anthurium obtusum subsp. obtusum the more common subspecies
- Anthurium obtusum subsp. puntarenense native to Costa Rica
References
edit- ^ a b "Anthurium obtusum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Govaerts, Rafaël; Frodin, D. G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae). Royal Botanic Gardens. p. 143. ISBN 978-1-84246-036-8.
- ^ Deni Bown (2000), Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family, Timber Press, p. 210, ISBN 978-0-88192-485-5
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