Anthurium cutucuense

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Anthurium cutucuense
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Anthurium
Species:
A. cutucuense
Binomial name
Anthurium cutucuense
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Anthurium cutucuense is a species of plant in the arum family, Araceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from only two locations in Morona-Santiago and Zamora-Chinchipe Provinces. It is an epiphyte which grows in the forests of the lower Andes. [1] Its most distinctive feature is three-lobed leaves which have a bullate texture.

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References

  1. 1 2 Benavides, G.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Anthurium cutucuense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2003: e.T42889A10755657. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T42889A10755657.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.