Anthurium brownii
Anthurium brownii in Panama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Anthurium
Species:
A. brownii
Binomial name
Anthurium brownii
Mast.

Anthurium brownii is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium native to Central and South America, from Costa Rica through Panamá, and south to Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.[1] First scientifically described in 1876,[2] it was collected by Gustav Wallis and named for N. E. Brown.[3] A. brownii grows from sea level up to 1,200 meters (3,900 ft) in tropical forests.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Anthurium brownii Mast.", Plants of the World Online, Kew
  2. ↑ "Anthurium brownii Mast.", World Checklist of Vascular Plants
  3. ↑ Veitch, James Herbert (2011-10-09). Hortus Veitchii: A History of the Rise and Progress of the Nurseries of Messrs James Veitch and Sons. Cambridge University Press. p. 226. ISBN 978-1-108-03736-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. ↑ Croat, Thomas B. (1986). "A revision of the genus Anthurium (Araceae) of Mexico and Central America: part II, Panama". Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (USA). ISSN 0161-1542.
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