Anthurium breviscapum

Surname: Anthurium breviscapum, Kunth 1841
Synonyms: Anthurium acrobates Sodiro 1903
Anthurium huamaliesense Engl.1905
Anthurium igarapeum GSBunting 1975
Anthurium sylvestris Schott 1858
Pothos breviscapus Poepp. ex Kunth 1841
etymology: breviscapum = short shaft
Reproduction: Division
Origin: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
Location: grows terrestrially, hemiepiphytically and epiphytically in very dark, shady places in moist forests.
Remarks: The leaf colour varies greatly depending on the age: when young, the leaves are often red-violet, after ripening they become really green, and then turn grey as they age.