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Anthurium bonplandii

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Anthurium bonplandii
Anthurium bonplandii in Colombia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Anthurium
Species:
A. bonplandii
Binomial name
Anthurium bonplandii
G.S.Bunting

Anthurium bonplandii is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium native to South America.[1] A member of the Anthurium sect. Pachyneurium, it grows terrestrially or occasionally epiphytic or epilithic. It is often confused with Anthurium jenmanii when young and Anthurium atropurpureum.

Subspecies

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There are several accepted subspecies.[2]

  • Anthurium bonplandii subsp. bonplandii, ranging from southeastern Colombia through Venezuela and Brazil
  • Anthurium bonplandii subsp. guayanum, native to Venezuela, Guyana, and Suriname
  • Anthurium bonplandii subsp. cuatrecasii, which grows from southeastern Colombia to western Venezuela, often on rocks

References

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  1. ^ "Anthurium bonplandii". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  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. JSTOR 2399801.