Tail Flower or Pheasant's Tail, Anthurium schlectendalii, Araceae. Mexico to Costa Rica, Central America and southern North America.

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Tail Flower or Pheasant's Tail, Anthurium schlectendalii, Araceae. Mexico to Costa Rica, Central America and southern North America. Anthurium schlechtendalii, also known as pheasant's tail or cola de faisán in Spanish, is a broad-leafed plant used for multiple medicinal purposes, including muscle and joint sprains, back pain, arthritis and rheumatism. A. schlechtenalii has a long, slender brown spadix that produces small white flowers which, after being fertilized, develop into red berry-like fruits. This species originated from Peru, Mexico, Bolivia, and Brazil.

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Location: Mexico to Costa Rica, Central America
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