Anthurium sulcatum

Anthurium sulcatum is a species of plant in the family Araceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, and became known to the scientific community when Luis Sodiro collected a type in the Pchincha province in 1882. A collection of the species was housed in the Berlin herbarium, which was destroyed during the Second World War. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Anthurium sulcatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Anthurium
Species:
A. sulcatum
Binomial name
Anthurium sulcatum

References

  1. Benavides, G. & Pitman, N. (2003). "Anthurium sulcatum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2003: e.T42977A10761679. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T42977A10761679.en. Retrieved 17 December 2017.


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