Help Identifying Unknown Anthurium

From: "Jaime Rodriguez" <jaime at matnet.com> on 1997.10.21 at 14:04:10(1456) Hello All, I have just today encountered an anthurium with ripe seeds, but the label says "unknown species." The leaves are 10 to 14 inches long, 2 inches wide, very thick and firm, almost like a vanilla orchid vine. The spathe is heart shaped, tiny, only about one inch across, and green. The spadix is about four inches long, about an inch thick, covered in tiny, bright red pointy berries. Any ideas? Thanks. Jaime Rodriguez +More P.O. Box 871394 Wasilla, Alaska, 99687 USDA Zone 3 & 4 jaime@matnet.com http://www.matnet.com/jaime/

From: plantnut at shadow.net (Dewey Fisk) on 1997.10.21 at 20:14:25(1457) >I have just today encountered an anthurium with ripe seeds, but the label >says "unknown species." The leaves are 10 to 14 inches long, 2 inches >wide, very thick and firm, almost like a vanilla orchid vine. The spathe >is heart shaped, tiny, only about one inch across, and green. The >spadix is about four inches long, about an inch thick, covered in tiny, >bright red pointy berries. Any ideas? > >Thanks. > >Jaime Rodriguez Jaime, Sounds like it could be Anthurium bakeri... Is there a chance that you can put a picture of it on your Web site... Then, Dr. Croat could probably give you a positive ID> Dewey +More Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE Your Source for Tropical Araceae

From: Tom Croat <croat at mobot.org> on 1997.10.21 at 20:24:23(1458) Dear Jaime: If it has blackish dots on the lower surface it is probably a member of A. section Porphyrochitonium. If not it might be A. eximium Enger but your description is very unclear. Could you take a photo of it? Tom +More > > Hello All, > > I have just today encountered an anthurium with ripe seeds, but the label > says "unknown species." The leaves are 10 to 14 inches long, 2 inches > wide, very thick and firm, almost like a vanilla orchid vine. The spathe > is heart shaped, tiny, only about one inch across, and green. The > spadix is about four inches long, about an inch thick, covered in tiny, > bright red pointy berries. Any ideas? > > Thanks. > > Jaime Rodriguez > P.O. Box 871394 > Wasilla, Alaska, 99687 > USDA Zone 3 & 4 > jaime@matnet.com > http://www.matnet.com/jaime/ > > > -- Thomas B. Croat, Ph.D. P.A. Schulz Curator of Botany Missouri Botanical Garden P.O. Box 299 St. Louis, MO 63166-0299 phone: 314-577-5163; fax 314-577-9596; email croat@mobot.org

From: ERTELTJB at ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu on 1997.10.21 at 20:30:44(1459) Jaime - From the description given, I would hazard a guess at Anthurium bakeri. The infructesence description certainly matches, and thought the thickness of the leaves sounds a bit much from my experience, the leaf shape and size otherwise fits pretty well. From my memory, there are a fair number of pictures of this species available, including some in both Tropica and Exotica, the latter being in color, I think. Take a look. Hope that this helps, if in no other way than to get others expressing ideas. - Jonathan Ertelt

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