Anthurium marmoratum is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium native to western Colombia and Ecuador.[1] It is a member of the section Cardiolonchium, or the velvet-leaved Anthuriums, along with A. papillilaminum, A. regale, A. crystallinum, and others.[2] It is one of many species used by curanderos in South America to treat snakebite.[3]

Anthurium marmoratum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Anthurium
Species:
A. marmoratum
Binomial name
Anthurium marmoratum
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References edit

  1. ^ "Anthurium marmoratum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ "Anthurium marmoratum". aroid.org. International Aroid Society. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  3. ^ Otero, R.; Fonnegra, R.; Jiménez, S. L.; Núñez, V.; Evans, N.; Alzate, S. P.; Garcı́a, M. E.; Saldarriaga, M.; Del Valle, G.; Osorio, R. G.; Dı́az, A.; Valderrama, R.; Duque, A.; Vélez, H. N. (2000-08-01). "Snakebites and ethnobotany in the northwest region of Colombia: Part I: Traditional use of plants". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 71 (3): 493–504. doi:10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00243-9. ISSN 0378-8741. PMID 10940589.