ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. PP37,826, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to ANTHURA B.V. (Bleiswijk, Netherlands).

"Anthurium plant named 'AN2501852'" was invented by Jan van Dijk (Bleiswijk, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Anthurium plant named 'AN2501852', characterized by its compact, upright to outwardly arching plant habit; freely clumping growth habit; bushy and dense plants; narrowly deltoid to narrowly ovate dark green-colored leaves; freely flowering habit; inflorescences that are positioned above the foliar plane on sturdy scapes; broadly ovate spathes that are dark reddish brown to almost black in color; and spadices t...