4Aroids Encyclopedia - Terms and Definitions

here you can find entries in our 4Aroids anthuriums encyclopedia for specific plants and terms and definitions

Selected

"Selected" generally refers to an Anthurium plant that has been specifically chosen from a larger group based on certain characteristics in order to be offered for sale.

Growers Choice

"Growers Choice" means that the breeder selects the plant that the customer receives.

Holdback

In anthuriums, "holdback" refers to a plant that a breeder initially retains from a group of offspring instead of releasing or selling it immediately.

Unnumbered / Prenumbering

Recently, anthuriums of the species A. carlablackiae have been appearing more and more on the European market, with the attractive additions "unnumbered" or "prenumbering". In the following article...

Veins

Anthurium leaves have a network of veins that are crucial to the physiology and structure of the plant. They give the leaf structural stability and are the main conduit for water, minerals and nutr...

clone

A clone in plants is a genetically identical copy of a parent plant obtained through asexual (vegetative) reproduction. This method of reproduction includes techniques such as: cuttings (e.g. cutt...

Petioles

The anthurium petioles are the petioles that connect the leaf to the stem or base of the plant. They are an essential part of plant morphology and play both a structural and functional role. Ana...

Open pollination

"Open pollinated" is sometimes indicated in the Anthurium scene for seedlings and refers to a type of pollination in which seeds are formed through natural pollination.

Blister variegation

Blister variegation is a form of leaf discoloration or variegation in which the leaves have a pattern of raised, often inflated or swollen-looking spots that contrast in color with the rest of the ...

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