Biology:Anthurium cubense

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Araceae

Anthurium cubense
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Fruit
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At the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Anthurium
Species:
A. cubense
Binomial name
Anthurium cubense
Engl.

Anthurium cubense is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to southeastern Mexico, Central America, Cuba, Colombia, and Venezuela.[1] A large species, it is occasionally kept as a hothouse specimen or as a house plant.[2] With Anthurium pendulifolium, it is a parent of the 'Big Bill' hybrid cultivar, with leaves exceeding 10 ft (3 m).[3]

References

  1. "Anthurium cubense Engl." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/15222-2. 
  2. Spoerke, David G.; Evans, Barbara; Linaburg, Barbara (1991). The Hidden Hazards in House and Garden Plants. ISBN 9780929521268. 
  3. "Anthurium Cultivar 'Big Bill'". MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. 2022. https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/248425. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15318817 entry