Identification: Two Plants to ID

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  1. PlantaeStudent

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    Could someone help me identify these two plants? Thanks in advance!
     

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  2. DGuertin

    DGuertin Active Member 10 Years

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    The second is a draceana maginata. The first looks very much like Asplenium Antiquum, but it is not. If you'll move the bits of swamp reed from the way and give me a look at the crown, I can at least tell you if it really is a fern or not.
     
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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    First one is an aroid of some sort . . . over to Photopro, he''l know what it is.
     
  4. PlantaeStudent

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    Here are a few more angles on that first plant, hope this helps. Thanks!
     

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    Yes the first one is an aroid. It is a birds nest Anthurium. To get a proper id, we will need photos of the spadix, spathe and the petiole. Even more so, photos of the berries. I had a similar one that still is not 100% identified, some are tough to id. Steve or Trikus?

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    DGuertin Active Member 10 Years

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    Oh bugger! Those bits I thought were from a cat o' nine tails were part of it... Right, back to my little fern corner...
     
  7. photopro

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    This is definately an Anthurium. My best guess based on the leaf and the spadix is it is a form of Anthurium plowmanii. The edges of the leaves of Anthurium plowmanii are always undulated. You should be aware, like most aroids, Anthurium plowmanii is extremely variable. The leaves from plant to plant are often quite different and take on different shapes. My webpage at the link below explains a bit about the variation and also gives you some clues you can use to determine the species.

    Be aware, the photo at the top of the page is a very young plant which I received from Dr. Tom Croat of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Dr. Croat is the top expert in this species and has shown us photos of many forms. He is also the botanist who named and described the species after botanist Timothy Plowman who died at a very young age.

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