Anthurium
| Anthurium | |
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| Anthurium sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Subfamily: | Pothoideae |
| Tribe: | Anthurieae |
| Genus: | Anthurium Schott |
| Type species | |
| Anthurium acaule | |
| Species | |
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| Range of the genus Anthurium | |
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Anthurium (/ænˈθjuːriəm/; Schott, 1829) is a genus of about 1,000 species of flowering plants, the largest genus of the arum family, Araceae. General common names include anthurium, tailflower, flamingo flower, pigtail plant, and laceleaf.
The genus is native to the Americas, where it is distributed from northern Mexico to northern Argentina and parts of the Caribbean.