Anthurium superbum

Anthurium superbum
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Anthurium
Species:	A. superbum
Binomial name
Anthurium superbum Madison

Anthurium superbum is a species of plant in the family Araceae. It is native plant to and endemic to Ecuador and Peru in western South America.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Description

Like many other anthuriums, it is an epiphyte, which means that it grows on other plants.[3]

The leaves grow straight up.[3] The main stem can be more than 3 centimetres (1.2 in) thick and up to 8 centimetres (3.1 in) long.[3] Thick, rose-colored succulent roots grow from the internodes.[3]

As of 2023, there are two accepted subspecies: Anthurium superbum subsp. brentberlinii Croat and Anthurium superbum subsp. superbum.[4]

History

The first published description was published in 1978 by Michael T. Madison [Wikidata].[2]

References

1. Benavides, G.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Anthurium superbum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T42978A10761789. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T42978A10761789.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. "Anthurium superbum Madison". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
3. Madison, Michael (1978-12-01). "A New Anthurium from Eastern Ecuador". Selbyana. 5 (1): 94. ISSN 2689-0682.
4. "Anthurium superbum Madison". The World Flora Online. 2023-11-24.

Further reading

• Madison, Michael T. (1978). A New Anthurium from Eastern Ecuador. Selbyana, 5(1), 94.