Araceae
Anthurium

Anthurium obtusum (Engl.) Grayum

First published in Phytologia 82: 35 (1997)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & S. Tropical America. It is an epiphytic subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 2: 1-694. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 2: 1-694. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Castañeda, R.R. (1991). Frutas silvestres de Colombia. Instituto Colombiano de Cultura Hispánica.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2003 Lugo, H.S. [2211] Ecuador K001589218 Yes
Henkel, T.W.; Chin, M.; Williams, R.; James, R. [4662] Guyana K002469568 Yes
Spruce, R. [2266] Argentina K001186709 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [39] Guyana K002469566 Yes
Díaz, C.; Pena, E.; Peña, A. [5158] Peru K002086665 Yes
Carlos E.; Cerón M.;Neill, D.; Palacios, W.A.; Asanza, M. [2837] Ecuador K002086659 Yes
Cazalet, P.C.D.; Pennington, T.D.; Sheffer, R. [5052] Ecuador K002086651 Yes
Sheffer, R.; Sprague, T.A. [s.n.] Colombia K002086670 Yes
Mexia, Y.; Sheffer, R. [6233a] Peru K002086664 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [276] Guyana K002469553 Yes
Palacios, W.A. [11487] Ecuador K002086646 Yes
Sandeman, C. [5880] Colombia K002086671 Yes
s.coll. [2722] Brazil K001186707 Yes
Schultes, R.E.; Cabrera, I. [17242] Colombia K002086666 Yes
Aulestia, C.; Aulestia, M. [1355] Ecuador K002086661 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K001239543 Yes
[Parker] [s.n.] Guyana K002469557 Yes
Sheffer, R.; [Parker] [s.n.] Guyana K002469558 Yes
Bogner [927] Ecuador K002086648 Yes
Schunke Vigo, J. [5752] Peru K002086672 Yes
de Granville [5319] French Guiana K002469572 Yes
s.coll. [237] Ecuador K002086662 Yes
s.coll. [80GR00281] Ecuador K002086647 Yes
[F. C. Lehmannianae] [5322] Colombia K002086668 Yes
André, É. [1216] Colombia K002086650 Yes
{Granville, Jean-Jacques de; Crozier, F.; Vanderplank, J.} [16719] Guyana K002469571 Yes
de Granville [6787] French Guiana K002469573 Yes
Holm-Nielsen, L.; Jaramillo, J.; Bravo, E. [22982] Ecuador K002086656 Yes
Rodriguez, J. [376] Ecuador K002086658 Yes
Seemann [1116] Ecuador K002086649 Yes
Milliken, W.; Bowles, S. [M260] Brazil K001186710 Yes
s.coll. [79GR00244] Guyana K002469567 Yes
Holm-Nielsen, L.; Jaramillo, J.; Coello, F.; Azanza, E. [25977] Ecuador K002086657 Yes
Zarucchi, J.L. [1646] Colombia K002086669 Yes
{Jenman} [2043] Guyana K002469563 Yes
Evans, R.; McDonnell, K. [3120] Suriname K002469570 Yes
{Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Ramaharakh, G.; Haripersaud, P.; Jubithana, H.; et al.} [6756] Suriname K002469569 Yes
Fuchs, H.P.; Zanella, E. [22376] Colombia K002086667 Yes
Appun, C.F. [854] Guyana K002469556 Yes
Palacios, W.; Goat, T. [2393] Ecuador K002086660 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [39] Guyana K002469554 Yes
Bogner [948] Ecuador K002086653 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [s.n.] Guyana K002469562 Yes
Sodiro, P.L. [3] Ecuador K002086652 Yes
Thurn, E.F.I. [1936] Guyana K002469564 Yes
Plowman, T.C. [2469] Peru K002086663 Yes
Sheffer, R. [s.n.] Guyana K002469559 Yes
Madison, M.T.; Plowman, T.C.; Kennedy, H.A.; Besse, E. [5146] Ecuador K002086655 Yes
Sheffer, R.; Sandwith, N.Y. [1165] Guyana K002469565 Yes
{Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; B. J. H. ter Welle; Chanderbali, A.; Raghoenandan, U.P.D.; James, V.} [3420] Guyana K002469561 Yes
Mayo, S.J.; Andrade, I. [s.n.] Brazil K001186708 Yes
[Aelson] [375] Guyana K002469555 Yes
Madison, M.T.; Plowman, T.C.; Kennedy, H.A.; Besse, E. [5130] Ecuador K002086654 Yes
Diaz, W.; Sandoval, D.; Redden, K.; Williams, R.; León, O. [7384] Venezuela K002086673 Yes
s.coll. [237] Ecuador K002086645 Yes
Cremers, G. [9843] Guyana K002469574 Yes

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