Amydrium medium
Species of plant
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Amydrium medium is an epiphytic/hemiepiphytic, vining flowering plant in the arum (aroid) family, Araceae, that is native to Southeast Asia.
| Amydrium medium | |
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| Amydrium medium | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Amydrium |
| Species: | A. medium |
| Binomial name | |
| Amydrium medium (Zoll. & Moritzi) Nicolson | |
In modern times, Amydrium medium has become more well-known and obtainable on the plant market, largely thanks to tissue culture. Along with the type species, with its typical green leaves, several cultivars have been developed, including the teal-blue, light-gray foliage of A. medium 'Silver',[1] or the web-like patterning of A. medium 'Spiderman'.[2] There are also few variegated forms, such as the white-and-green marbling of 'Albo Variegata'[3] or the lime-green and yellow-"swirled" foliage of 'Galaxy' and 'Mint'.[4] However, despite its commercial availability, the genera Amydrium, as a whole, is still relatively unknown amongst plant hobbyists, being outcompeted by other, related genera, such as Epipremnum, Monstera, Philodendron, Scindapsus and Syngonium, to name a few.
Distribution
Amydrium medium's native range is west from mainland Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand) and east through certain islands of Indonesia and the Philippines.[5]
