Anthurium formosum - Unknown
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Internal ID UUID643fe0c9a1768925028770
Scientific name Anthurium formosum
Authority Schott
First published in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 8: 181 (1858)

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Anthurium formosum is a plant species found in Central and South America, growing as an epiphyte or on the ground. It is commonly found at elevations of 500-1,500 meters and can form large groups. The plant has large leaves ranging from 30-80 centimeters in length and 20-52 centimeters in width. Its spadix, the central stalk of the flower, has a spearmint-scented wax that attracts euglossine bees.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Anthurium lactiflorum Engl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 6: 277 (1885)
Anthurium praemontanum G.S.Bunting Acta Bot. Venez. 10: 277 (1975)

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  • Southern America
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica
      • Nicaragua
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • Venezuela
    • Western South America
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000225179
Tropicos 2100583
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:84814-1
The Plant List kew-11000
Open Tree Of Life 3999667
Observations.org 279391
NCBI Taxonomy 1366151
IPNI 84814-1
iNaturalist 533469
GBIF 2873403
EOL 1141770
Elurikkus 322619
Wikipedia Anthurium_formosum

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Differential Species Richness and Ecological Success of Epiphytes and Hemiepiphytes of Neotropical Araceae and Cyclanthaceae Riordan EC, Gerst KL, Vargas Ramirez O, Rundel PW Plants (Basel) 28-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10708273
doi:10.3390/plants12234004
PMID:38068640

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