Anthurium uleanum
Engl.
Araceae
Anthurium tenuispadix Engl.
Anthurium tessmannii K.Krause
Common Name:
General Information
Anthurium uleanum is a perennial, epiphytic plant with stems up to 15cm long and 25mm in diameter[
915- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 78
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden; Missouri.
- Year
- 1991
- ISBN
- 0026-6493
- Description
- A botanical journal, it contains a revision of the genus Anthurium. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
915- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 78
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden; Missouri.
- Year
- 1991
- ISBN
- 0026-6493
- Description
- A botanical journal, it contains a revision of the genus Anthurium. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Range
S. America - northern Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia.
Habitat
An epiphytic plant in dense forest, growing at elevations up to 550 metres[
521- Title
- Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador.
- Publication
- Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 15
- Author
- Vickers W.T.; Plowman T.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; USA.
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 0015 - 0746
- Description
- Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
,
915- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 78
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden; Missouri.
- Year
- 1991
- ISBN
- 0026-6493
- Description
- A botanical journal, it contains a revision of the genus Anthurium. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.15 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of the moist tropics to the wet subtropics, where it is found at elevations below 550 metres[
915- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 78
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden; Missouri.
- Year
- 1991
- ISBN
- 0026-6493
- Description
- A botanical journal, it contains a revision of the genus Anthurium. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The roots are a remedy for headache. A decoction is taken orally[
521- Title
- Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador.
- Publication
- Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 15
- Author
- Vickers W.T.; Plowman T.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; USA.
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 0015 - 0746
- Description
- Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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with help from
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