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''Anthurium'' (;〔''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607〕 Schott, 1829), is a genus of about 1000〔Mantovani, A. and T. E. Pereira. (2005). (''Anthurium'' (section ''Urospadix''; subsection ''Flavescentiviridia''). ) ''Rodriguesia'' 56(88), 145-60.〕〔Haigh, A. (Araceae. ) Neotropical Araceae. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.〕 species of flowering plants, the largest genus of the arum family, Araceae.〔 General common names include anthurium, tailflower, flamingo flower,〔(''Anthurium'' spp. ) Poisonous Plants of North Carolina. North Carolina State University.〕 and laceleaf.〔(''Anthurium''. ) ITIS.〕〔Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.〕〔Nadruz Coelho, M.A., Waechter, J.L. & Mayo, S.J. (2009). Revisão taxonômica das espécies de Anthurium (Araceae) seção Urospadix subseção Flavescentiviridia. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 60: 799-864.〕 The genus is native to the Americas, where it is distributed from northern Mexico to northern Argentina and parts of the Caribbean.〔Croat, T. (1983). (A revision of the genus ''Anthurium'' (Araceae) of Mexico and Central America. Part 1: Mexico and Middle America. ) ''Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard.'' 70: 211-417.〕 ==Description and biology== ''Anthurium'' is a genus of herbs often growing as epiphytes on other plants. Some are terrestrial. The leaves are often clustered and are variable in shape. The inflorescence bears small flowers which are perfect, containing male and female structures. The flowers are contained in dense spirals on the spadix. The spadix is often elongated into a spike shape, but it can be globe-shaped or club-shaped. Beneath the spadix is the spathe, a type of bract. This is variable in shape, as well, but it is lance-shaped in many species. It may extend out flat or in a curve. Sometimes it covers the spadix like a hood. The fruits develop from the flowers on the spadix. They are juicy berries varying in color, usually containing two seeds.〔Croat, T. B. (''Anthurium'' description. ) aroid.org〕 The spadix and spathe are a main focus of ''Anthuirium'' breeders, who develop cultivars in bright colors and unique shapes. ''Anthurium scherzerianum'' and ''A. andraeanum'', two of the most common taxa in cultivation, are the only species that grow bright red spathes. They have also been bred to produce spathes in many other colors and patterns.〔(''Anthurium scherzerianum'' (flamingo flower). ) Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.〕 ''Anthurium'' plants are poisonous due to calcium oxalate crystals. The sap is irritating to the skin and eyes.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「anthurium」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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