Anthurium brownii
| Anthurium brownii | |
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| Anthurium brownii in Panama | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Anthurium |
| Species: | A. brownii
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| Binomial name | |
| Anthurium brownii Mast.
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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
[edit]- ^ "Anthurium brownii Mast.", Plants of the World Online, Kew
- ^ "Anthurium brownii Mast.", World Checklist of Vascular Plants
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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