Anthurium pentaphyllum

Anthurium pentaphyllum is a species of Anthurium found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, and Venezuela

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Is it poisonous?

Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. Anthurium plants are poisonous due to calcium oxalate crystals. The sap is irritating to the skin and eyes Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Anthurium clavigerum — considered toxic
• Thaumatophyllum spruceanum
• Philodendron tripartitum
• Philodendron hylaeae
• Xanthosoma helleborifolium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Alismatales

Family

Araceae

Genus

Anthurium

Species

Anthurium pentaphyllum

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