Anthurium spectabile

Anthurium spectabile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Anthurium
Species:
A. spectabile
Binomial name
Anthurium spectabile
Schott

Anthurium spectabile is a large herbaceous rainforest plant in the family Araceae, native to Costa Rica. It is notable for its huge oblong-lanceolate leaf blade, or lamina, up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) or more in length plus a petiole up to 50 cm (20 in) long.[1]

References

  1. ^ Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids - Plants of the Arum Family. Portland: Timber Press. pp. 208 plus Plate 19 with caption. ISBN 978-1-60469-201-3.
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