Araceae
Anthurium

Anthurium triphyllum (Willd. ex Schult.) Brongn. ex Schott

First published in Prodr. Syst. Aroid.: 548 (1860)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Venezuela to Bolivia. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011. araceae.e-monocot.org

Habitat
Robust scandent species inhabiting wet montane forests.
Distribution
Eastern slopes of the Andes from Ecuador to Bolivia.
General Description
Scandent perennial of wet montane forests. Stem green, 2-4.5 cm thick, the internodes 0.5-2 cm long. Cataphylls 7-15 cm long, deciduous. LEAVES 3 to 10 in number, arising approximately at right angles to the stem, petioles 40-70 cm long, the lamina coriaceous, trisect, the segments completely free to the base, the central segment ovate to obovate, 20-50 cm long, the apex acuminate, the base attenuate; the lateral segments 1/2 to 3/4 the length of the central segment, ovate, the apex rounded, the primary vein not exiting in the tip but connecting to a marginal vein, the base unequal, oblique. INFLORESCENCE: Peduncle 1/4 to 1/2 the petiole length. Spathe green, lanceolate, 8-14 cm long, 1-2.5 cm wide, becoming reflexed. Spadix green or white in flowers, cylindric, sessile, 9-16 cm long, the anthers elevated 1-2 mm beyond the tepals on elongate filaments. INFRUCTESCENCE: fruits unknown.
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Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
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Sources

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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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