Anthurium
Sign in to saveAnthurium (; Schott, 1829) is a genus of about 1,000 species of flowering plants, the largest genus of the arum family, Araceae. General common names include anthurium, tailflower, flamingo flower, pigtail plant, and laceleaf.
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Anthurium is a large group of about 1,000 flowering plant species that belong to the arum family, and it's the biggest genus within that family. These plants are popular as houseplants and ornamentals, known by common names like flamingo flower and tailflower.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAlismatales
- FamilyAraceae
Observations17,718
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Anthurium (; Schott, 1829) is a genus of about 1,000 species of flowering plants, the largest genus of the arum family, Araceae. General common names include anthurium, tailflower, flamingo flower, pigtail plant, and laceleaf.
The genus is native to the Americas, where it is distributed from northern Mexico to northern Argentina and parts of the Caribbean.