Anthurium scandens

Anthurium scandens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Pothoideae
Tribus: Anthurieae
Genus: Anthurium
Species: Anthurium scandens
Subspecies: A. s. subsp. pusillum – A. s. subsp. scandens

Name

Anthurium scandens (Aubl.) Engl. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(2): 78 (1878).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Dracontium scandens Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 836 (1775).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America Belize; Bolivia; Brazil Northeast; Brazil South; Brazil Southeast; Central American Pac; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Ecuador; El Salvador; French Guiana; Guatemala; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Leeward Is.; Nicaragua; Panam; Peru; Puerto Rico; Suriname; Trinidad-Tobago; Venezuela; Venezuelan Antilles Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Engler, H.G.A. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), 1878. Fl. Bras. 3(2): 78
• USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov). Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Anthurium scandens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Anthurium scandens. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 15 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Anthurium scandens in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 15.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Anthurium scandens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Nov. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: pearl laceleaf

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