Possible juvenile form for A. angamaracum?

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  1. lorax

    lorax Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    I may be mistaken on the ID; it's an Anthurium for sure and the leafblade and size certainly fit for A. angamaracum. I might be right out to lunch, but A. angamaracum was the only aroid growing in the area. What do y'all think? I found it in the Alto Choco montane cloud forest, in the Intag valley, at about 2100 meters of elevation. The smaller leaf is from the plant I am presuming to be the juvenile, while the red one is a freshly-opened leaf from a more mature plant....

    The biggest one in the area had gone right up a 50 foot Cecropia tree; the leaves nearer the bottom were close to 2 meters long!
     

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    edleigh7 Well-Known Member

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    Can't help with the id Lorax, but that certainly is a great looking specimen. I especially love the colour of the new leaf...

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    lorax Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    When the leaf is sooper new, ie not quite unrolled yet, the colour is even stronger.
     
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    photopro Well-Known Member

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    Greatcolor! I've never seen a juvenile form of A. angamarcanum with that color but who knows? I'm certainly no expert!
     

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