Anthurium scherzerianum Schott

Species

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Characteristics

A perennial evergreen herb. It grows 0.3-0.55m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.55
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cyanogenetic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Anthurium scherzerianum flower picture by Sánchez Gómez Juan Carlos (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Anthurium scherzerianum world distribution map, present in Costa Rica

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:85334-1
WFO ID wfo-0000232295
COL ID 5VJ24
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 447720
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Synonyms

Anthurium scherzerianum Anthurium williamsii Anthurium scherzerianum var. albopunctatum Anthurium scherzerianum var. albostriatum Anthurium scherzerianum var. atrosanguineum Anthurium scherzerianum var. aurorae Anthurium scherzerianum var. bruxellensis Anthurium scherzerianum var. carnotianum Anthurium scherzerianum var. eburneum Anthurium scherzerianum var. foliatum Anthurium scherzerianum var. gallicum Anthurium scherzerianum var. gandavense Anthurium scherzerianum var. giganteum Anthurium scherzerianum var. minutipunctatum Anthurium scherzerianum var. peetersianum Anthurium scherzerianum var. rodigasianum Anthurium scherzerianum var. rotundispathaceum Anthurium scherzerianum var. stipitatum Anthurium scherzerianum var. vallerandiae Anthurium scherzerianum var. viridimaculata Anthurium scherzerianum var. williamsii Anthurium scherzerianum var. viridescens Anthurium scherzerianum var. devansayanum Anthurium scherzerianum var. warocqueanum Anthurium scherzerianum subvar. vallerandiae