Anthurium veitchii

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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| image_caption = Anthurium veitchii in the Dresden Botanical Garden

| genus = Anthurium

| species = veitchii

| authority = Mast.

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Anthurium veitchii, the king anthurium, is an epiphytic species of flowering plant in the genus Anthurium native to Colombia.{{citation |url=https://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=11864 |title=Anthurium veitchii Mast., Gard. Chron., n.s., 6: 772 (1876). |work=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families}} It is grown in more temperate climates as a greenhouse or houseplant for its large, pendulous leaves that can be several feet long.{{Cite news|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/popular-houseplant-trends-spring-2018|title=The Most Popular Houseplants of Spring 2018 {{!}} Architectural Digest|work=Architectural Digest|access-date=2018-10-21|language=en}}

The Latin specific epithet veitchii refers to a longstanding group of plant nurseries based in Exeter, UK, originated by John Veitch.{{cite book | last=Harrison |first=Lorraine | title=RHS Latin for Gardeners | year=2012 |publisher=Mitchell Beazley | location=United Kingdom | isbn=978-1845337315 }}

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