Biology:Anthurium ernestii
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Short description: Species of plant
| Anthurium ernestii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Anthurium |
| Species: | A. ernestii
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| Binomial name | |
| Anthurium ernestii Engl.
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Anthurium ernestii is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium native to South America.[1] Found from southern Colombia to Peru and western Brazil, it typically grows below 500 metres (1,600 ft).
A member of the Anthurium sect. Pachyneurium, it has the typical "birds nest" growth habit like others in its section. Anthurium ernestii is extremely variable, and may have various colors of berries and infloresnces. The species has two recognized varieties: Anthurium ernestii var. ernestii and var. oellgaardii.[2] In Ecuador, it is used by the Shuar people for basketry and lashings.[3]
References
- ↑ "Anthurium ernestii" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/15128-2.
- ↑ Croat, Thomas B. (1991). "A Revision of Anthurium Section Pachyneurium (Araceae)". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 78 (3): 539–855. doi:10.2307/2399801. ISSN 0026-6493. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2399801.
- ↑ Bennett, Bradley C. (1992). "Uses of Epiphytes, Lianas, and Parasites by the Shuar People of Amazonian Ecuador". Selbyana 13: 99–114. ISSN 0361-185X. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41759799.
Wikidata ☰ Q15318836 entry
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