Anthurium clavigerum

Anthurium clavigerum
A. clavigerum growing at the Garfield Park Conservatory
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Anthurium
Species:
A. clavigerum
Binomial name
Anthurium clavigerum
Poepp.

Anthurium clavigerum is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium. Native to Central and South America, it ranges from Honduras to central and western Brazil.[1] This epiphyte has distinctive leaves that are deeply lobed and sometimes sinuous edges.[2] The main stem can be several meters long and the palmate leaves can be 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) across, giving it the largest foliage of any Anthurium in Central America.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Anthurium clavigerum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ Deni Bown (2000), Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family, Timber Press, p. 37, ISBN 978-0-88192-485-5
  3. ^ T.b, Croat (1983). "A revision of the genus Anthurium (Araceae) of Mexico and Central America. I. Mexico and Middle America [Description, new taxa]". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden: 2, 180–181. ISSN 0026-6493.
  4. ^ "Anthurium clavigerum". Flora & Fauna Web. National Parks Board.
  5. ^ Madison, Michael (1978). "The Species of Anthurium with Palmately Divided Leaves". Selbyana. 2 (2/3): 239–282. ISSN 0361-185X. JSTOR 41759471.


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