US Patent Issued to ANTHURA on Sept. 15 for "Anthurium plant named 'AN2761729'" (Dutch Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. PP37,702, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to ANTHURA B.V. (Bleiswijk, Netherlands).

"Anthurium plant named 'AN2761729'" 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 'AN2761729', characterized by its upright to outwardly arching plant habit; freely clumping growth habit; bushy and dense plants; narrowly ovate dark green-colored leaves; freely flowering habit; inflorescences that are positioned above the foliar plane on strong scapes; cordate-shaped spathes that are purplish red in color with yellowish white-colored venation; and purplish red-colored...