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Sunday, October 25, 2009

Today's Flower - Anthuriums

My fourth entry for Today’s Flower is just one of the species of the large genus Anthurium that belongs to the Arum family.

Anthurium is also called as “Flamingo Flower” or “Boy Flower” because of its structure. It grows in many forms it can be bushy or climbing epiphytes (epiphytes are plants that grow upon another plant or trees).

Anthuriums flowers are hermaphrodite, containing male and female flowers about 3mm small crowded in a spike called spandix the outer portion is called spathe a modified bract that is leathery in texture. Others have mistaken the “spathe” as the flower but it is not, the flowers are solely found on the “spandix”.


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10 comments:

  1. http://graceolsson.com/blogOctober 25, 2009 at 7:23 AM

    Hej january

    I dont know if I wrote here, before, but in Brazilian Novel...had a man that died and came back to his lovers....and they knew that he came back when they found that flower...

    hahahahhahaha
    great shot, dear
    have a nice sunday
    http://graceolsson.se/mittliv/2009/10/24/happy-birthday-to-u-irene-at-flowers-from-today/

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  2. UnknownOctober 25, 2009 at 8:04 AM

    Very pretty flower and you captured it well.

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  3. Liway's filesOctober 25, 2009 at 11:19 AM

    Hi, tanx for adding me and pretty flower!

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  4. AnonymousOctober 25, 2009 at 12:06 PM

    Beautiful Anthurium picture!!
    Thank you for sharing,
    Gisela

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  5. NanceOctober 25, 2009 at 1:13 PM

    Very informative, Jan...and nice shot!

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  6. IndayOctober 25, 2009 at 2:53 PM

    Hello Miss Iligan! Glad to find someone from there. Do you know Arlene?

    Iligan has been one of our residential places back home as we're all over the place.

    Anyway, you are more scientific than I do, which is a shame because I used to study plants in my Botany and Pharmacology.

    Thanks for the visit.

    Your anthuriums are colourful! They really are beautiful!

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  7. Chubskulit RoseOctober 25, 2009 at 6:43 PM

    I love anthurium! Following your blog now dearest..

    Here's my first TF entry. Hope you can come by!

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  8. AlOctober 25, 2009 at 7:13 PM

    Anthurium is one flower which are hard to grow AND very expensive.
    Nice photo.

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  9. January ZeleneOctober 25, 2009 at 7:35 PM

    Thank you all for your comments!

    Have A Nice Day!

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  10. ellenOctober 26, 2009 at 2:09 AM

    I love it...Hope to hear from you soon.
    http://www.ellenheartbeats.com
    http://www.ellenreachingout.com

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