Anthurium bonplandii 'Variegated'

Chimeral variegated form of Anthurium bonplandii, the section Pachyneurium bird's-nest anthurium from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guiana Shield. Leaves carry irregular cream, pale yellow or lime sectors and marbling over the dark green base, and the pattern differs from leaf to leaf. The plant keeps the species' rosette habit, thick leathery blades and dark glandular dots on the underside. Most plants in circulation are tissue-culture propagated in Thailand and Indonesia, so leaf-to-leaf expression varies more than on older division-grown stock.

Native range

Cultivated chimeral form; most stock comes from Thai and Indonesian nurseries. Species native to northern South America

Classification

Genus

Anthurium

Family

Araceae

Type

Variegated

Growth habit

Terrestrial bird's-nest rosette

Form of

Anthurium bonplandii

Morphology

Leaf shape

Elliptic to oblanceolate-obovate, tapering to a narrow base

Leaf length

30-80 cm

Leaf width

12-30 cm

Petiole colour

Green, often streaked cream where the variegation runs down from the blade

Venation

Midrib broadly grooved at the base; primary veins raised

Texture

Thick, coriaceous, semi-glossy above; dark glandular dots below

Variegation

Irregular cream, pale yellow or lime sectors and marbling over a dark green base; expression varies leaf to leaf

Growth habit

Short-stemmed rosette with erect to arching leaves