Biology:Anthurium peltigerum

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Short description: Species of plant

Anthurium peltigerum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Anthurium
Species:
A. peltigerum
Binomial name
Anthurium peltigerum
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Anthurium peltigerum is a species[1] of plant in the family Araceae.

Description

The specific epithet peltigerum refers to the peltate leaf, as this is one of only three Anthurium species with this leaf type.[2]

Range

This species occurs in Ecuador,[3] specifically the San Lorenzo region of Esmeraldas Province,[2][4] and in southwestern Colombia.[2]

Habitat

Ecology

The inflorescences are visited by flies of the family Drosophilidae, which are attracted to their yeast-like scent.[5]

Taxonomy

This species in section Digitinervium.[2] A cladistic analysis found that it grouped in a clade with Anthurium freidrichsthalii and Anthurium bicollectivum.[6]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15320117 entry