Anthurium jenmanii | |
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An example of the plant grown in a pot. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Anthurium |
Species: | A. jenmanii
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Binomial name | |
Anthurium jenmanii | |
Synonyms [1] [2] | |
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Anthurium jenmanii is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium. Growing as an epiphyte subshrub, it is native to South America from Trinidad and Tobago to Brazil. [1] A member of the section Pachyneurium, and like related species it has a "birds nest" growth habit. [3] It has a dark purple-black spadix and spathe, [4] and produces red berries. [3] In cultivation, it is commonly mistaken for Anthurium bonplandii subsp. guayanum, a related species.