Anthurium spectabile
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| Anthurium spectabile | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Anthurium |
| Species: | A. spectabile |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthurium spectabile Schott | |
Anthurium spectabile is a large herbaceous rainforest plant in the family Araceae, native to Costa Rica. It is notable for its huge oblong-lanceolate leaf blade, or lamina, up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) or more in length plus a petiole up to 50 cm (20 in) long.[1]