Anthurium queremalense

Anthurium queremalense was described by Thomas Croat from cloud-forest specimens collected near Queremal, Colombia, and is prized among velvet-leaf collectors for its long, softly pendent leaves. The elongated, sagittate blades carry a pronounced velutinous sheen and bold ivory-white venation that stands out sharply against the deep green surface. In habitat it grows as an epiphyte in the humid, filtered light of the understory, and mature specimens can produce leaves well over a metre long that arch gracefully from a short, clustering stem. Its combination of size, texture, and slow, deliberate growth keeps it firmly in the advanced-collector tier.

Native range

Cloud forests of Queremal, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, extending into northwestern Ecuador.

Classification

Genus

Anthurium

Family

Araceae

Type

Wild

Growth habit

Short-stemmed epiphyte, clustering

Morphology

Leaf shape

Elongated sagittateArrowhead-shaped leaves, with pointed lobes at the base pointing downwards., arching

Leaf length

60-100+ cm

Leaf width

15-25 cm

Petiole colour

Pale green, terete

Venation

Bold ivory-white primary and secondary veins

Texture

Velutinous

Variegation

N/A

Growth habit

Clustering, short-stemmed rosette