> dictionary - I'm not a classical scholar) that the name comes from
> classical Greek 'polu-' (many) and 'skhistos' (divided), perhaps
> referring to the divided leaves.
> Meanwhile there is also Polystichum, the genus name of the shield fern /
> Christmas fern which you might be familiar with? (I once grew, and
> killed, one of those - about the same time as I did the same to the poor
> Anth. polyschistum.)
g'day, eugene and everybody,
yes, i'm familiar with the fern Polystichum and i've killed P. tsus-simense
twice already. for some reason i have seen that Anthurium labeled as
polystichum but i guess that was mislabelled.
i've seen A. polyschistum grown at our local botanical gardens and it's a
small anthurium. i'm currently growing one plant that i bought from
ecuagenera (ecuador) at the ny orchid show, which has much larger fronds;
also they are light green rather than a dark green. could this still be
polyschistum or a different species, does anyone know?
tsuh yang CHEN in NY
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