Biology:Anthurium wendlingeri
| Anthurium wendlingeri | |
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| A. wendlingeri at Berlin Botanical Garden, with its corkscrew-shaped inflorescences turning into berries | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Anthurium |
| Species: | A. wendlingeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Anthurium wendlingeri G.M.Barroso
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Anthurium wendlingeri is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium found in Central and South America, from southeast Nicaragua to northwest Colombia.[1] It grows in wet tropical habitats as an epiphytic shrub with long, pendant leaves up to 7 feet (2.1 m) long that can have a slightly velvety appearance.[2]
A member of the section Porphyrochitonium,[3] A. wendlingeri is colloquially known as one of the "strap-leaved" Anthuriums, similar to Anthurium vittariifolium and Anthurium pendens, but it can be readily distinguished by its unique spiraling, corkscrew-like spadix.[4] Like many Anthurium, the species is somewhat variable and has some local varieties within its range. The varietal var. horichii, described by Croat, is found in Costa Rica.[5] The more common is subsp. wendlingeri, found across the main part of its range.[6]
References
- ↑ "Anthurium wendlingeri" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/15824-2.
- ↑ Offolter, Enid (2022-05-31) (in en). Welcome to the Jungle: Rare Tropical Houseplants to Collect, Grow, and Love. Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. pp. 73. ISBN 978-1-9848-5995-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=VdQ8EAAAQBAJ&dq=welcome+to+the+jungle&pg=PP1.
- ↑ Deni Bown (2000), Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family, Timber Press, pp. 208, ISBN 978-0-88192-485-5
- ↑ Croat, Thomas B. (1983). "A Revision of the Genus Anthurium (Araceae) of Mexico and Central America. Part I: Mexico and Middle America". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 70 (2): 211–416. doi:10.2307/2399049. ISSN 0026-6493. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/partpdf/31092.
- ↑ "Anthurium wendlingeri var. horichii" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/77308540-1.
- ↑ "Anthurium wendlingeri subsp. wendlingeri" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/3296892-4.
Wikidata ☰ Q15321260 entry
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