Araceae FAMILY

Anthurium uleanum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Anthurium uleanum is a perennial, epiphytic plant with stems up to 15cm long and 25mm in diameter[ 915 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 78 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; Missouri. Year 1991 ISBN 0026-6493 Description A botanical journal, it contains a revision of the genus Anthurium. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia.

HabitatAn epiphytic plant in dense forest, growing at elevations up to 550 metres[ 521 Title Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador. Publication Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 15 Author Vickers W.T.; Plowman T. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; USA. Year 1984 ISBN 0015 - 0746 Description Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 915 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 78 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; Missouri. Year 1991 ISBN 0026-6493 Description A botanical journal, it contains a revision of the genus Anthurium. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].