Anthurium brownii

Anthurium brownii is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium native to Central and South America, from Costa Rica through Panamá, and south to Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.[1] First scientifically described in 1876,[2] it was collected by Gustav Wallis and named for N. E. Brown.[3] A. brownii grows from sea level up to 1,200 meters (3,900 ft) in tropical forests.[4]

Anthurium brownii
Anthurium brownii in Panama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Anthurium
Species:
A. brownii
Binomial name
Anthurium brownii
Mast.

References

  1. "Anthurium brownii Mast.", Plants of the World Online, Kew
  2. "Anthurium brownii Mast.", World Checklist of Vascular Plants
  3. Veitch, James Herbert (2011-10-09). Hortus Veitchii: A History of the Rise and Progress of the Nurseries of Messrs James Veitch and Sons. Cambridge University Press. p. 226. ISBN 978-1-108-03736-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. Croat, Thomas B. (1986). "A revision of the genus Anthurium (Araceae) of Mexico and Central America: part II, Panama". Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (USA). ISSN 0161-1542.
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