Anthurium
Anthurium (/ænˈθjuːriəm/; 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, and laceleaf.
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Subfamily: | Pothoideae |
Tribe: | Anthurieae |
Genus: | Anthurium Schott |
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The genus is native to the Americas, where it is distributed from northern Mexico to northern Argentina and parts of the Caribbean.
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