Anthurium crystallinum
COMMON NAME | Crystal anthurium |
TYPE | Anthuriums/Non
climbing Philodendrons |
FAMILY | Araceae |
NOTES | Large,
velvety oval leaves with prominent white veining, and inflorescences with
green spathes and pale green spadices throughout the year. Anthurium
clarinervium looks very similar and like Anthurium crystallinum. A. crystallinum has more delicate leaves,
with clean cut markings on the blades, while that of A. clarinervium are thicker and leathery (coriaceous) and more
distinctively heart-shaped. Another major difference is in their berry color.
A. clarinervium will have large orange
berries while the crystallinum bears white to violet berries. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Central and South America, from Panama to Peru |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Rainforest
epiphyte |
WEB SOURCES |
