Anthurium scherzerianum

Schott 1857

This was the first species of Anthurium discovered for science by K. von Scherzer in Guatemala.
For cultivars a name A. × hortulanum was proposed, but it is currently not in use.
A. scherzerianum belongs to the section Porphyrochitonium.



A. scherzerianum
(typical form)

A. scherzerianum
'Artus'

A. scherzerianum
'Rustica'

Other red
cultivars

Spathes in
other colours


The IAS: A. scherzerianum
Krzysztof Kozminski: Anthurium scherzerianum
Wroclaw University: A. scherzerianum
The Anthurium Primer: A. scherzerianum
page created on 2002-03-27
last updated on 2004-12-12