Anthurium andraeanum

Scientific name: Anthurium andraeanum

Family: Araceae

native to Colombia and Ecuador. 

monocotyledonous perennial preferring warm, shady and humid climates.

 ornamental

It is a short erected plant with whole, cardioid or heart-shaped leaves, brightly colored spathe leaf, and a protruding inflorescence called the spadix.

The spathe is cartilage-waxy, brightly coloured (red, pink) and 8–15 cm long, excluding the inflorescence (the spadix), which is 7–9 cm long, similar to a candle-holder, white or yellow in colour, is erected, and bears many small hermaphroditic flowers. These include a perianth with four segments and stamens with a compressed mesh.

 Flowering extends throughout the year.

The fruit is a fleshy berry.