Anthurium andraeanum Linden ex André belongs to the Araceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Anthurium andreanum, Croat94792--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. El Chical, twd El Carmen. 17 Feb 05. 142.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Anthurium
Specific Epithet
andraeanum
Authorship
Linden ex André
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#159,856 of 335,497
Top 48%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Terrestrial or epiphytic; internodes short or elongated, 5-15 cm long, medium green, semiglossy; petioles terete, medium green, semiglossy; blades subcoriaceous, dark green and weakly glossy above, paler and glossy below; midrib narrowly raised and concolorous above, acute and paler below; primary lateral veins etched and concolorous above, pleated-raised below; inflorescence erect; spathe orange-red and glossy; spadix orange except white in middle, semiglossy.
