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Anthurium scandens (Aubl.) Engl.

Protologue Fl. Bras. 3(2): 78. 1878 [1 Feb 1878]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Anthurium scandens--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Jard. Bot. at Machu Picchu. 27 Oct 05. 161.jpg

Anthurium scandens--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Jard. Bot. at Machu Picchu. 27 Oct 05. 161.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Jard. Bot. at Machu Picchu. 27 Oct 05. 162.jpg

Anthurium scandens--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Jard. Bot. at Machu Picchu. 27 Oct 05. 162.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Jard. Bot. at Machu Picchu. 27 Oct 05. 164.jpg

Anthurium scandens--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Jard. Bot. at Machu Picchu. 27 Oct 05. 164.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Jard. Bot. at Machu Picchu. 27 Oct 05. 160.jpg

Anthurium scandens--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Jard. Bot. at Machu Picchu. 27 Oct 05. 160.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Jard. Bot. at Machu Picchu. 27 Oct 05. 166.jpg

Anthurium scandens--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Jard. Bot. at Machu Picchu. 27 Oct 05. 166.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Jard. Bot. at Machu Picchu. 27 Oct 05. 165.jpg

Anthurium scandens--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Jard. Bot. at Machu Picchu. 27 Oct 05. 165.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, Croat98956--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Cd del Condor. Rio Wawaime V. 21 Sep 07. 209.jpg

Anthurium scandens, Croat98956--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Cd del Condor. Rio Wawaime V. 21 Sep 07. 209.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, Croat98956--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Cd del Condor. Rio Wawaime V. 21 Sep 07. 214.jpg

Anthurium scandens, Croat98956--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Cd del Condor. Rio Wawaime V. 21 Sep 07. 214.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, Croat98956--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Cd del Condor. Rio Wawaime V. 21 Sep 07. 212.jpg

Anthurium scandens, Croat98956--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Cd del Condor. Rio Wawaime V. 21 Sep 07. 212.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, Croat98956--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Cd del Condor. Rio Wawaime V. 21 Sep 07. 207.jpg

Anthurium scandens, Croat98956--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Cd del Condor. Rio Wawaime V. 21 Sep 07. 207.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, Croat98956--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Cd del Condor. Rio Wawaime V. 21 Sep 07. 213.jpg

Anthurium scandens, Croat98956--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Cd del Condor. Rio Wawaime V. 21 Sep 07. 213.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, Croat98956--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Cd del Condor. Rio Wawaime V. 21 Sep 07. 211.jpg

Anthurium scandens, Croat98956--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Cd del Condor. Rio Wawaime V. 21 Sep 07. 211.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, Croat98956--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Cd del Condor. Rio Wawaime V. 21 Sep 07. 205.jpg

Anthurium scandens, Croat98956--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Cd del Condor. Rio Wawaime V. 21 Sep 07. 205.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, Croat98956--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Cd del Condor. Rio Wawaime V. 21 Sep 07. 210.jpg

Anthurium scandens, Croat98956--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Cd del Condor. Rio Wawaime V. 21 Sep 07. 210.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, Croat98956--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Cd del Condor. Rio Wawaime V. 21 Sep 07. 208.jpg

Anthurium scandens, Croat98956--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Cd del Condor. Rio Wawaime V. 21 Sep 07. 208.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, Croat98956--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Cd del Condor. Rio Wawaime V. 21 Sep 07. 206.jpg

Anthurium scandens, Croat98956--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. Cd del Condor. Rio Wawaime V. 21 Sep 07. 206.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez33142--Peru. Cusco. La Conv. Sta Ana. Tunquimayo. 2 Nov 07. 236.jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez33142--Peru. Cusco. La Conv. Sta Ana. Tunquimayo. 2 Nov 07. 236.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez33142--Peru. Cusco. La Conv. Sta Ana. Tunquimayo. 2 Nov 07. 237.jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez33142--Peru. Cusco. La Conv. Sta Ana. Tunquimayo. 2 Nov 07. 237.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez33142--Peru. Cusco. La Conv. Sta Ana. Tunquimayo. 2 Nov 07. 233.jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez33142--Peru. Cusco. La Conv. Sta Ana. Tunquimayo. 2 Nov 07. 233.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez33142--Peru. Cusco. La Conv. Sta Ana. Tunquimayo. 2 Nov 07. 238.jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez33142--Peru. Cusco. La Conv. Sta Ana. Tunquimayo. 2 Nov 07. 238.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez33142--Peru. Cusco. La Conv. Sta Ana. Tunquimayo. 2 Nov 07. 239.jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez33142--Peru. Cusco. La Conv. Sta Ana. Tunquimayo. 2 Nov 07. 239.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (17).jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (17).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (7).jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (18).jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (18).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (16).jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (16).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (2).jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (4).jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (9).jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (9).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (12).jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (12).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597.jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (19).jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (19).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (10).jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (10).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (15).jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (15).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (13).jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (13).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (3).jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (11).jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (11).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (14).jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (14).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (5).jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (8).jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (1).jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (6).jpg

Anthurium scandens, RVasquez 31538--Peru. Prov. Oxa. Estac. Paujil. Send. El Mirador. 16 Oct 06. 597 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, Croat93565--Ecuador. Prov. Sucumbio. Jct w rd to San Rafael Falls. 18 Aug 04. 044.jpg

Anthurium scandens, Croat93565--Ecuador. Prov. Sucumbio. Jct w rd to San Rafael Falls. 18 Aug 04. 044.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, Croat93565--Ecuador. Prov. Sucumbio. Jct w rd to San Rafael Falls. 18 Aug 04. 045.jpg

Anthurium scandens, Croat93565--Ecuador. Prov. Sucumbio. Jct w rd to San Rafael Falls. 18 Aug 04. 045.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, Croat93565--Ecuador. Prov. Sucumbio. Jct w rd to San Rafael Falls. 18 Aug 04. 047.jpg

Anthurium scandens, Croat93565--Ecuador. Prov. Sucumbio. Jct w rd to San Rafael Falls. 18 Aug 04. 047.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anthurium scandens, Croat93565--Ecuador. Prov. Sucumbio. Jct w rd to San Rafael Falls. 18 Aug 04. 048.jpg

Anthurium scandens, Croat93565--Ecuador. Prov. Sucumbio. Jct w rd to San Rafael Falls. 18 Aug 04. 048.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to 32 botanical countries across Northern America and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 5 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Vasquez, Ro 33142

November 2, 2007

Location

Peru, Cusco, La Convencion (Santa Ana)

-12.901389, -72.762222

Location Remarks

Distrito Santa Ana. Tunqui Mayo. Bosque secundario y borde de quebrada. 1870 m elev.

Collectors

Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Efraín Suclli, Jim Farfán Vargas, Antonio Peña Cruz

Notes

Hierba escandente; frutos morados.

No collection number

October 27, 2005

Location

Peru, Cusco (Jardin Botanico at Machu Picchu)

Location Remarks

South side of the bridge over Rio Urubamba, beginning of Carretera Hiram Bingham.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Croat, T 93565

August 18, 2004

Location

Ecuador, Sucumbios (Ipiales)

0.399167, -77.346944

Location Remarks

Above road from Lumbaqui to La Bonita, departing main Baeza-Lago Agrio road, just E of Río Aguarico bridge E of Lumbaqui, 5.8 km NW of jct. with main highway.

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson

Notes

Epiphyte; stem 3 mm diam.; spathe reflexed, green; spadix medium green; berries lavender, flattened laterally.

Croat, T 98956

September 21, 2007

Location

Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, El Pangui (El Pangui Canton)

-3.630278, -78.447222

Location Remarks

Cordillera del Cóndor. Summit area of sandstone plateau, a western spur of the Cóndor, Contrafuerte Tres Patines, south of Río Tundayme, above the military road to Cóndor Mirador. Dense, wet dwarf forest and low shrubby vegetation. 1680 m elev.

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry

Notes

Epiphytic; internodes elongate, 3 mm diam.; petioles sharply sulcate; blades subcoriaceous, dark green and weakly glossy above, paler and weakly glossy below; midrib etched and concolorous above, bluntly angular, paler below; primary lateral veins not obvious; collective veins more conspicuous than primary lateral veins; inflorescence minute; spathe tinged purplish; spadix green, 2 mm diam., medium green.

Vasquez, Ro 31538

October 16, 2006

Location

Peru, Pasco, Oxapampa (Palcazu)

-10.337778, -75.251944

Location Remarks

Dist. Palcazú, Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillen. Estación Biológica Paujil, camino hacia pozo tigre. Bosque primario sobre suelo de arenisca. 850 m elev.

Collectors

Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Antonio Peña Cruz, J. Mateo

Notes

Bosque primario sobre suelo de arenisca. Epífita, espádice y espata blancas.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Alismatales

Family

Araceae

Genus

Anthurium

Specific Epithet

scandens

Authorship

(Aubl.) Engl.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 6.1

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.5

Global rank

#89,118 of 335,497

Top 27%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →