Surname: Anthurium plowmanii
Synonyms:
Pothos crassinervius, Jacq. 1791
Anthurium crassinervium var. crassinervium, 1829?
Podospadix reticulata, Raf. 1838
Anthurium ellipticum ,K.Koch & CDBouché 1853
Anthurium rugosum, Schott 1858
Anthurium egregium, Schott 1860
Anthurium sylvestris, Schott 1862
Anthurium acaule var. ellipticum, (K.Koch & CDBouché) Kuntze 1891 (basionym)
Anthurium preussii, Eng. 1905
Varieties
Anthurium crassinervium var. caatingae RESchult. 1978
Anthurium crassinervium var. crassinervium (syn. Anthurium crassinervium)
etymology:
crassinervium: crassi = thick, fat; nervium = nerves, veins (leaf veins)
Reproduction: Meristem
Origin: Colombia, Venezuela, Curacao
Location:
epi- and lithophytic, also terrestrial, at altitudes of 100-3000m. The species is ecologically quite variable and occurs in tropical moist rainforest, but also in premontane dry, subtropical thorn forest and in all transition areas.
Remarks:
This very hard-leaved species is an excellent plant for beginners because it is very undemanding and is attractive due to its wavy, leathery and strongly veined leaves. It grows in a nest-like manner and is therefore easy to cultivate even in small spaces.