Painter's-Palette
Anthurium andraeanum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Painter's-Palette
Identify Painter's-Palette by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Glossy waxy heart-shaped red/pink spathe (painter's palette).
- Confirm leaf shape: Cordate.
- Confirm fruit type: Berry.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Araceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Painter's-Palette.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- CordaterecordedHeart-shaped, with a notch at the base.“It is a short erected plant with whole, cardioid or heart-shaped leaves, generally reflexed, cordate base, apex acuminate or cuspid, which are borne by a cylindrical petiole 30–40 ” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Basal
Characters marked “recorded” are for Painter's-Palette itself; the rest are typical of the Araceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit type
- BerryrecordedA fleshy fruit with seeds embedded directly in the pulp, no central stone.“The fruit is a fleshy berry.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Spike
Characters marked “recorded” are for Painter's-Palette itself; the rest are typical of the Araceae family — flowering plants only.
About Painter's-Palette
Painter'S-Palette (Anthurium andraeanum) is a herb in the Araceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 5 other states. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Uses
Parts of this plant are reported as poisonous — treat it as unsafe to eat and wash your hands after handling.
Araceae
Arum family
Painter's-Palette belongs to the Araceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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