by seed or vegetatively by cuttings. In the commercial Anthurium trade, most propagation is via tissue culture. Species For a full list, see the List of Anthurium species. In 1860 there were 183 species known to science, and Heinrich Wilhelm Schott defined them in 28 sections in the book Prodromus Systematis Aroidearum. In 1905 the genus was revised with a description of 18 sections. In 1983 the genus was divided into the following sections: Belolonchium Calomystrium Cardiolonchium Chamaerepium Cordatopunctatum Dactylophyllium Decurrentia Digitinervium Gymnopodium Leptanthurium Pachyneurium Polyphyllium Polyneurium Porphyrochitonium Schizoplacium Semaeophyllium Tetraspermium Urospadix Xialophyllium Gallery See also Spathiphyllum, similar looking plant genus of same family References External links Araceae genera