Anthurium sp.

From: "Geoffrey Kibby (IIE)" <G.KIBBY at cabi.org> on 1997.08.15 at 14:16:10(1049) Dear All, Have just returned from a vacation in Stockholm, Sweden where I purchased a beautiful but sadly un-named Anthurium described only as the blueberry anthurium. It is a striking species simply covered with flower spikes all in various stages of berry with lovely pale lavender berries. I hope to get a digitized picture and place it on the ID page for you to look at. What is the best graphic format for this? I will be happy to send seeds to anyone who wants them, each berry contains about 6-8 quite small seeds so I just hope they will travel well in damp tissue! Send me your snail mail address please if interested. A brief description is: leaves broadly lanceolate about 10-15 cm long on petioles about 20-25cm. The stems elongate and root at the nodes so it looks as if it would turn into a scrambler, semi-climber in the wild given support. Flowers profusely (over 30+ spikes on the 8 stems present in a 6 in pot); spathe very short, green, 1 - 1.5 cm, spadix 2-4 times longer. Berries pale lavender with a sharp apical point. Any suggestions greatfully received. Regards, Geoffrey Kibby +More International Institute of Entomology 56 Queen's Gate London, SW7 5JR Tel: 0171-584-0067

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