Genus Anthurium (Noun)
Meaning
Large genus of often epiphytic evergreen tropical American plants often cultivated as houseplants.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Anthurium is a large genus of flowering plants in the arum family, widely cultivated as ornamental plants for their brightly colored spathe and spadix.
- Many species of the genus Anthurium have become popular houseplants due to their unique flowers and heart-shaped leaves.
- Plants of the genus Anthurium often grow on other plants, but not parasitically, as epiphytes, drawing moisture and nutrients from the air.
- The genus Anthurium has over 1,000 species, including the popular coral aloe-like Anthurium hookeri, grown for its gorgeous coral-red inflorescence.
- In their natural habitat, plants of the genus Anthurium thrive in the humid and shaded environments of the tropical Americas.