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'''''Anthurium hookeri''''', |
'''''Anthurium hookeri''''', commonly called a '''bird's nest anthurium''', is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''[[Anthurium]]''.<ref>{{cite POWO |id=84893-1 |title= |
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Anthurium hookeri }}</ref> ''Anthurium hookeri'' possesses some unique features which include, short internodes, dense roots, and lanceolate cataphylls. The leaves have triangular to D-shaped petioles 2–9 cm long, are rosulate, 10–26 cm wide, 35–89 cm long. The leaves exhibit a scalariforme venation and supervolute vernation. Covering the leaves are tiny black glandular punctuates. The berries produced by the plant are white. |
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Previously categorized in [[Anthurium sect. Pachyneurium]] which has superficially similar species, its colloquial name refers to the upright, nest-like appearance of its foliage. Specimens sold in the [[houseplant]] trade are almost always hybrids and not the species. |
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Latest revision as of 05:28, 19 February 2023
Bird's nest anthurium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Anthurium |
Species: | A. hookeri
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Anthurium hookeri |
Anthurium hookeri, commonly called a bird's nest anthurium, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Anthurium.[1] Anthurium hookeri possesses some unique features which include, short internodes, dense roots, and lanceolate cataphylls. The leaves have triangular to D-shaped petioles 2–9 cm long, are rosulate, 10–26 cm wide, 35–89 cm long. The leaves exhibit a scalariforme venation and supervolute vernation. Covering the leaves are tiny black glandular punctuates. The berries produced by the plant are white.
Previously categorized in Anthurium sect. Pachyneurium which has superficially similar species, its colloquial name refers to the upright, nest-like appearance of its foliage. Specimens sold in the houseplant trade are almost always hybrids and not the species.
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External links[edit]
- Media related to Anthurium hookeri at Wikimedia Commons