I think this is my favorite anthurium at the moment. Its such a neat little climber. Does anyone have practical first hand experience with how large it can eventually get?
Anthurium polyschistum
Dr. Croat and Emily Colletti at the Missouri Botanical Garden gave us a large cutting in late 2006. It is now four feet up a totem and I've cut it many times to start new growth as well as having given away a dozen or more cuttings.
I just realized I haven't updated this page or added any new photos in four years so there is a great deal more I need to add since Tom gave me the published description several years ago. Generally, it likes moderately bright light but will climb o try to reach stronger light I just saw the the parent plant two weeks ago at MOBOT and it is running across every plant on the bench in its vicinity.
http://www.exoticrainforest.com/Anthurium%20polyschistum%20pc.html
Steve
It definitely likes to climb. I thought I had lost the plant till I found it crawling up an 'Ohi'a tree.
Mine is about 4 feet now. I need to extend its totem. It gets pretty much full sun since I cut down the Ylang Ylang tree.
I just pulled all my electronic files on Anthurium polyschistum and was surprised to see very little has been written about this species. The original scientific description was quite brief.
Dr. Croat told me several years ago in one note in the file the species is not well defined and he is working on compiling better information. The major sites such as CATE Araceae (Royal Botanic Garden Kew) have virtually nothing on the species and he majority of what I have are all of Dr. Croat's notes published on TROPICOS. He also gave me a complete list of all the places he and other botanists have collected the species but there is no reference in any as to the maximum size of the plant. The fruits are violet-purple but little information was found on the shape of the inflorescence.
I suspect this species will be covered in more detail in Tom's new journal which has yet to be printed which will named the Flora of Ecuador.
It largely appears to be a terrestrial species that runs across the soil but also grows as a hemiepiphyte that will climb trees when one is found. If any of you would like copies of Tom's notes from TROPICOS I will gladly share them.
Steve
That's okay
I'd like to see that Steve.
Mahalo a nui! Dave
I'll send it to you privately Dave.
Steve