A smaller specieces, the pebbled Anthurium radicans K.Koch & Haage is a unique species and is the only member of section Chamaerepium. Petiole terete, more than twice as short as blade or subequal. Leaf blades both cordate and bullate adaxially, deep green, pale abaxially, cordate-ovate, shortly acuminate.
The genus name Anthurium is derived from Greek ánthos "flower" + ourá "tail" + New Latin -ium -ium . A very literal translation of this would be 'flowering tail'.
Anthurium radicans
Anthurium radicans K.Koch & Haage
Type: herbaceous evergreen
Form: Chamaephytes
Family: Araceae
Native Range: Brazil and Ecuador
Zone: 11-12
Habitat: no records found
Height: to 30cm
Spread: 50-100cm
Sun: Part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Leaf: Evergreen
Tolerate: Semi ShadeTaxon identifiers: PlantList-ID : kew-11584; IPNI plant ID : 85262-1; Tropicos ID : 2100728; NCBI taxonomy ID : 242239; Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID : 2872788; Encyclopedia of Life ID : 1140124; WCSPF ID : 11584; PalDat plant ID : Anthurium_radicans; Plants of the World online ID : urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:85262-1; IRMNG ID : 10235730; World Flora Online ID : wfo-0000231323
Synonyms: = Anthurium malyi F.Maximilian ex Schott