Anthurium veitchii

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Alismatales/Araceae/Anthurium

At a glance

Occurrence records51

Data sources7

Biological traits10

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Anthurium veitchii's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility51 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources10 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF51 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 30

01Narrative

Anthurium veitchii, the king anthurium, is an epiphytic species of flowering plant in the genus Anthurium native to Colombia. It is grown in more temperate climates as a greenhouse or houseplant for its large, pendulous leaves that can be several feet long. The Latin specific epithet veitchii refers to a longstanding group of plant nurseries based in Exeter, UK, originated by John Veitch.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction1

Life formepiphytic subshrub

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max1 510 m

Elevation min300 m

Epiphyteobligatory

Growth formepiphyte

Woodinessnon-woody

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Anthurium veitchii has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Anthurium veitchii carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 30 n = 15

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records30–302n range30median30mode2records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 302×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · araceae

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — SHEFFER, R. D. & H. Kamemoto. 1976. Chromosome numbers in the genus Anthurium. Amer. J. Bot. 63: 74 81.

CCDB · araceae — Sheffer & Kamemoto, 1976

n 152×CCDB · araceae · CCDB · Cave1957

CCDB · araceae — Sheffer & Kamemoto, 1976

CCDB · Cave1957 — Pfitzer a

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type51 records

Wild obs. + sensor10

Museum / vouchered32

Cultivated / captive9

Origin

Native1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO108 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 5≤1 km 2

7 georeferenced · 3 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor10

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy38% within 1 km

≤1 km 3≤10 km 2>10 km 3

8 georeferenced · 24 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence32

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 7

7 georeferenced · 2 without coordinates

Open the mapnot free-living9

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions4 of 12 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Saint Louis, US	12
Fundación Jardín Botánico Joaquín Antonio Uribe de Medellín (JBM)location not on record	4
Bronx, US	3
Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record	3
HUAlocation not on record	2
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record	2
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record	1
Denver, US	1
Universidad Tecnológica del Chocó (UTCH)location not on record	1
Miami, US	1
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1

12 institutions · 32 of 32 vouchered records shown

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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