Anthurium bonplandii

Anthurium bonplandii
Anthurium bonplandii in Colombia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Anthurium
Species:	A. bonplandii
Binomial name
Anthurium bonplandii G.S.Bunting

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.

Subspecies

There 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

1. "Anthurium bonplandii". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
2. 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.