Anthurium scherzerianum

Anthurium scherzerianum, the flamingo flower or pigtail plant, is a species of Anthurium native to Costa Rica.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental houseplant, kept at 15 °C or higher.[3]

Anthurium scherzerianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Anthurium
Species:	A. scherzerianum
Binomial name
Anthurium scherzerianum Schott[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Anthurium scherzerianum var. atrosanguineum Engl. Anthurium scherzerianum var. carnotianum Engl. Anthurium scherzerianum var. eburneum Engl. Anthurium scherzerianum var. foliatum Engl. Anthurium scherzerianum var. gallicum Engl. Anthurium scherzerianum var. gandavense Engl. Anthurium scherzerianum var. giganteum Engl. Anthurium scherzerianum var. rotundispathaceum Engl. Anthurium scherzerianum var. stipitatum Engl. Anthurium scherzerianum var. vallerandiae Engl. Anthurium scherzerianum var. viridescens Engl. Anthurium scherzerianum var. viridimaculata Engl.

References

1. Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 7: 53 (1857)
2. "Anthurium scherzerianum Schott". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
3. " Anthurium scherzerianum flamingo flower". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 27 September 2020. Other common names … jack-in-the-pulpit; painter's palette; Scherzer's flamingo plant; tail flower