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<i>Anthurium obtusum</i>

Anthurium obtusum

Species of plant

Anthurium obtusum is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium widely distributed in Central and South America, from Belize to Bolivia.[1] The species was originally described as Anthurium trinerve by Adolf Engler and then in 1997, reclassified.[2] The species is easily confused with Anthurium scandens, but can be distinguished by its terrestrial growth habit and a white spathe which stays erect rather than reflexed.[3]

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Subspecies

A. obtusum has two accepted subspecies:[1]

  • Anthurium obtusum subsp. obtusum the more common subspecies
  • Anthurium obtusum subsp. puntarenense native to Costa Rica

References

  1. [1]
    "Anthurium obtusum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. [2]
    Govaerts, Rafaël; Frodin, D. G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae). Royal Botanic Gardens. p. 143. ISBN 978-1-84246-036-8.
  3. [3]
    Deni Bown (2000), Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family, Timber Press, p. 210, ISBN 978-0-88192-485-5
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