About Anthurium salvinii Hemsl.
Anthurium salvinii Hemsl., commonly called bird's nest anthurium or tabacon, is a species in the genus Anthurium. It is typically a herbaceous epiphyte, and sometimes grows as a lithophyte. Its native range extends from southern Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama, through to Colombia. The plant grows in a leaf rosette structure. Each individual leaf can reach up to 1.8 m (5.9 ft) in length, and is approximately one-third as wide as it is long. The rosette functions as a catch basin that collects falling leaves and other detritus, which supplies nutrients to the plant. Its spathe can grow up to 45 cm (18 in) tall, and its spadix can reach up to 60 cm (24 in) in length when bearing fruit. The fruit of Anthurium salvinii is a red berry that measures 0.64 cm (0.25 in) across. Unusually for a flowering plant, this species exhibits circinate vernation, meaning its leaves unfurl in the same manner as fern leaves.
