Biology:Anthurium ovatifolium
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Short description: Species of plant
Anthurium ovatifolium | |
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Anthurium ovatifolium in Ecuador | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Anthurium |
Species: | A. ovatifolium
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Binomial name | |
Anthurium ovatifolium Engl.
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Anthurium ovatifolium is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium native to Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.[1] It grows in wet tropical habitats, and is a member of the section Digitinervium. Its species name refers to the oval shape of its leaves,[2] and it can be distinguished from similar species like Anthurium lentii by its red berries.[3]
References
- ↑ "Anthurium ovatifolium" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/15537-2.
- ↑ "Anth. ovatifolium". International Aroid Society. http://www.aroid.org/TAP/species/anthovat.php.
- ↑ 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.jstor.org/stable/2399049.
Wikidata ☰ Q15319752 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthurium ovatifolium.
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