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Araceae

Pearl laceleaf

Anthurium scandens (Aubl.) Engl.

Family
Araceae
Genus
Anthurium

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Pearl laceleaf (Anthurium scandens)
FlowerPhoto: Aline Fernanda Antunes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)
Chinese
珠果花烛
English
Pearl laceleaf
German
Blütenschweif, Flamingoblume
Japanese
アンスリウム・スカンデンス
Russian
Антуриум лазающий, Атуриум лазающий

Synonyms

  • Anthurium scandens var. scandens
  • Anthurium violaceum f. angustifolia Kunth
  • Anthurium violaceum f. latifolia Kunth
  • Dracontium scandens Aubl.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.