Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Anthurium Barklee ?, 1 by olddude

olddude wrote:
LariAnn, Yep it sure is and that thought came to me also, although right next to it was a 'Fruffles' that looked normal and compact in all respects. No question though that the plant is misshapen in terms of its growth habit. I'm trying to take that into account and just keying on the identifiable characters.

Honestly I have a feeling that as you said time is going to be needed to ID this thing.

Steve, it is certainly possible that this plant is a hybrid being as I have no clue to it’s ascension.

Your suggestion of trying to eliminate A. schlechtendalii is a good way to approach this and I cannot say with any certainty that that it is not A. schlechtendalii. It seems to most resemble Anthurium schlechtendalii ssp. Jimenezii.

However, a major difference is the adaxial midrib which on this plant has a very sharp raised rib running the length of the midrib. Another difference is the number of primary lateral veins. Here is where I run into a problem of lack of experience in trying to give botanical description.

When counting the lateral primaries I include the faint veins starting at the acumuinate leaf base. I can tell the difference between primary laterals and interprimary veins but it gets a bit difficult for me to decide where to start the count at the base. My plant has between 18-22 consistently, Anthurium schlechtendalii ssp. Jimenezii, is described as having 9-14.

Unfortunately this plant has not yet shown an inflorescence. I may well have to wait for one to gather further characters with which to ID this plant.

If you have any further thoughts rest assured that I WANT to hear them. Having been in the horticulture industry for a couple decades in the past, taking a decade off and now returning to horticulture as a hobbyist I have learned more, remembered more, researched more in the past couple weeks than I have in years and love it.

As always thanks for your efforts

Scott