''Anthurium bonplandii'' is a species of plant in the genus '' Anthurium'' native to South America. A member of the Anthurium sect. Pachyneurium, it grows terrestrially or occasionally

epiphytic An epiphyte is an organism that grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. The plants on which epiphytes grow are called phoroph ...

epilithic Lithophytes are plants that grow in or on rocks. They can be classified as either epilithic (or epipetric) or endolithic; epilithic lithophytes grow on the surfaces of rocks, while endolithic lithophytes grow in the crevices of rocks (and are also ...

. It is often confused with ''

Anthurium jenmanii ''Anthurium jenmanii'' is a species of plant in the genus '' Anthurium''. Growing as an epiphyte subshrub, it is native to South America from Trinidad and Tobago to Brazil. A member of the section '' Pachyneurium'', and like related species it ...

'' when young and '' Anthurium atropurpureum''.

Subspecies

There are several accepted subspecies. * ''Anthurium bonplandii'' subsp. ''bonplandii'', ranging from southeastern

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

through Venezuela and Brazil * ''Anthurium bonplandii'' subsp. ''guayanum'', native to Venezuela,

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

, and

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

* ''Anthurium bonplandii'' subsp. ''cuatrecasii'', which grows from southeastern Colombia to western Venezuela, often on rocks

References

bonplandii Plants described in 1975 {{Anthurium-stub