''Anthurium ernestii'' is a species of plant in the genus '' Anthurium'' native to South America. Found from southern Colombia to Peru and western Brazil, it typically grows below . A member of the Anthurium sect. Pachyneurium, it has the typical "birds nest" growth habit like others in its section. ''Anthurium ernestii'' is extremely variable, and may have various colors of berries and infloresnces. The species has two recognized varieties: ''Anthurium ernestii'' var. ''ernestii'' and var. ''oellgaardii''. In Ecuador, it is used by the

Shuar people The Shuar are an Indigenous people of Ecuador and Peru. They are members of the Jivaroan peoples, who are Amazonian tribes living at the headwaters of the Marañón River. Name Shuar, in the Shuar language, means "people". The people who speak ...

for

basketry Basket weaving (also basketry or basket making) is the process of weaving or sewing pliable materials into three-dimensional artifacts, such as baskets, mats, mesh bags or even furniture. Craftspeople and artists specialized in making baskets ...

and lashings.

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ernestii Plants described in 1975 Taxa named by Adolf Engler {{Anthurium-stub