Anthurium sagittatum

I recently acquired an adult specimen of Anthurium sagittatum from the collection at the Missouri Botanical Garden. I'd like to know if anyone on this list is growing this plant and would enjoy seeing photos of your plant.

Anthurium sagittatum has many synonym names including Anthurium rubrinervium, Anthurium aeranthe, Anthurium alienatum, Anthurium amazonicum, Anthurium cordatosagittatum, Anthurium humboldtianum subsp viridispadix, Anthurium humboldtianum, Anthurium polyrrhizon, and Anthurium sororium. If you have any of these please post your photos and any information about the plant.

 

I think I have pics of that aroid from the NY Botanical Garden actually...not sure though, I'll check.

 

Let me know. I've been working on a page for my site on th species for two days but still have some work yet to finish.

 

That's insanely common in the Mindo, Rio Negro, and Baeza corridors, Steve. Hemiepiphytes or full terrestrials, in full to 3/4 shade (never in full sun), especially in depressions or swamped areas. The leaves can get enormous, especially in the wetter areas (the Rio Negro ones I recently saw were about 4' long.) Quito Botanical has them growing in a mixed patch with that big NOID that I'm still looking for. Lemme rumble through my photo archive, and I'll see what I can turn up for in-situ shots.

 

I'd love to see photos of one that is hemiepiphytic! Tom says they are only terrestrial but chances are he just never saw one growing up a tree.

 

Beth, check your photos against those on this page and let me know if these are the same species. Tom's notes don't include the areas you mentioned so I'd love to have photos of wild plants to include if they are the same This page is incomplete since I'm waiting on some answers from botanists in France but I hope to have this completed in a day or two. Anthurium sagittatum has some very unique characteristics.

http://www.exoticrainforest.com/Anthurium sagittatum pc.html

 

ok, i'll root through my old pics today....i hope those leaves are distinctive though....

 

First ones are from Mindo, second ones from Mera towards Llanganates Bajo.

 

Great Beth! I'd like to use the second one on the page exactly as you have prepared it. Please drop me a note.

 

Message sent! I didn't notice it before, but there's actually an inflorescence in that picture. Neat!

 

Thanks!

 

I've put the page online. Thanks for the use of the photo Beth! Let me know if you see any errors

http://www.exoticrainforest.com/Anthurium sagittatum pc.html