Anthurium clavigerum is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium. Native to Central and South America, it ranges from Honduras to central and western Brazil.[1] This epiphyte has distinctive leaves that are deeply lobed and sometimes sinuous edges.[2] The main stem can be several meters long and the palmate leaves can be 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) across, giving it the largest foliage of any Anthurium in Central America.[3][4][5]
| Anthurium clavigerum | |
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| A. clavigerum growing at the Garfield Park Conservatory | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Anthurium |
| Species: | A. clavigerum
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| Binomial name | |
| Anthurium clavigerum Poepp.
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References edit
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- ^ "Anthurium clavigerum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Deni Bown (2000), Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family, Timber Press, p. 37, ISBN 978-0-88192-485-5
- ^ T.b, Croat (1983). "A revision of the genus Anthurium (Araceae) of Mexico and Central America. I. Mexico and Middle America [Description, new taxa]". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden: 2, 180–181. ISSN 0026-6493.
- ^ "Anthurium clavigerum". Flora & Fauna Web. National Parks Board.
- ^ Madison, Michael (1978). "THE SPECIES OF ANTHURIUM WITH PALMATELY DIVIDED LEAVES". Selbyana. 2 (2/3): 239–282. ISSN 0361-185X.
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